Hey guys, just replaced my sway bar endlinks yesterday with MOOG endlinks and the clunk noise that occurs going slow over small bumps has not subsided at all. Any other ideas?

 

Not sure... but maybe the strut mount or control arm bushings?

 

Control arm bushings for sure

 

CA bushings

 

CAB's seem to be an issue, though have you replaced your struts or springs lately?

 

nope have about 55,xxx mi on the car havent replaces struts or springs...i actually have front lower front control arm bushings i ordered as well, but havent put them in because i was told i need to bring the control arms to a shop to get the old ones pressed out and the new ones pressed in. Are the ones i ordered (front lower front) the CAB ones you guys are talking about...they are a bushing with a metal ring on each side. Thanks for the help guys.

 

I think you ordered the front bushing? Which I've never seen go bad. Only one I ever see go bad is the rear one (hockey puck looking)

 

hmm one user told me to get the front lower front CA bushings but i guess that was the wrong ones? So i need the front lower rear CA bushings to be sure?

 

clunks while going slow over small bumps can also be caused by the steering shaft.

 

i've had to replace the lower CA bushing twice!! pretty confident that's what your issue is

 

I would replace the sway bar bushings they r really cheap and pretty easy to do

 

i can only imagine what my CABs look like. 137,000kms. for you 'mericans 85,000 miles

 

Thanks guys, if anyone would mind, could someone give me the part number to the correct control arm bushings i need from rockauto.com ... also maybe the part number for the sway bar bushings i may as well do them too (only becuase i want to make sure i dont order the wrong stuff this time)

Also about the steering rack...that may be it too because it does make the clunk noise going over bumps at slow speeds....it also makes a clunk noise that i can feel in my pedal when i am not moving and turn the steering wheel back and forth.....and finally, when i hit small pot holes (forget about bigger ones) it sounds like my tires are about to fall off my car its terrible. Im not sure if it started then, but i did get the power steering recall a little while back.

thanks for any help i really appreciate it!

 

My cars ride is garbage. I think its simply a cobalt thing. Been garbage ride quality since 34000 miles and now im at 65000 and its terrible. I ordered new control arm bushings recently from moog, i forget the part number. Got em from amazon all i remember. And i havent installed em either but i think u gotta take off the control arm and yeah press old out and new in.

I wanna know what else goes bad just i can replace it with better ****, then dynamat my whole interior, make my car ride like a maphakin caddilac like what

 

Sway bar bushings. Gm calls them "sway bar insulators" There is two of them that go across the rear of the engine cradle

 

thanks

 

CAB's for sure....

Check out the CAB's MOOG provides for our cars:

http://www.moogproblemsolver.com/_pd...K10_107_En.pdf

I just bought a set, and will be installing them soon. They will be a pretty decent improvement over the stockers for sure (solid vs voided).

 

^There ya go!

 

Sub'd. Basically need to do a bushing overhaul.

 

watch this


i also saw where the electric motor does it too

 

you need my cabs and YYZ springs you want good ride and handling. and the moog control arm bushings will last a little less time than the OEM you had so good luck with that, sad to say.

 

ps buy shocks and struts.

 

Powells CAB did help ride and traction significantly on mine.