Load Clunk At The Front Of The Car

[Jsikalias]

now i have a problem people every time i drive into my driveway i hear a metal clunk like somthing is loose with the right wheel but i have inspected any loose parts i.e checked the suspension, bushes are near new, wheel bearing i think seems to be ok, and the brakes are tight so is the wheel nuts and im not sure if it would be the steering? or the ball joint?

also happens when u try reverse parking and u move forward then u revers and then press the brake it makes a clunk?

[Jsikalias]

would a pedders suspension check find the problem?

[skylinecouple]

Check your brake pads and see if the shims are all there.Should be 2 little ones on inner and outer with 2 large ones on each pad backing.The clunk you hear could be the pad moving back and forth .

[Jsikalias]

nope there all there i can feel the clunk on the steering wheel aswell

[GTS_Retro]

check the nut that attached the rack to chassi, mine was loose and for ages i could hear a light glunk and knock over unever road on the left front. It fooled me becasue the nut is on the left hand side of the rack in the hr31's.

[Paradizzle]

I have this exact problem... pedders didnt find shit, they went on about some bush which they 'modified' but the noise is still there.

It happens mostly on directional change as he mentioned. I get it when im reversing out of my driveway... then when i go to take off forward it normally happens. ALso when i am reversing, turning and braking it also happens.

[Jsikalias]

yeh i know i just found out yesterday they couldnt find it also but they mentioned my big pivot behing the brake sits on is moving but there not 100% so im stuck i dont know wat to do now i dont want to spend money on changing things that are okay....

[ELI]

i have the same problem, cant seem to figure it out

[Hootchy]

I've got the same problem too! I had a abit of a geezzer and there's abit of play between the rack end and the steering arm

I don't know if this is what's causing the clunk as I only had a really half arsed look.

[4drftn]

i had a sound in the car which sounded clunky as i ran over a bump or something it sounded like it was in the front but people outside the car (as i was pulling up outside work one day) said it sounded like rear... for a long time before that i thought it was front strut damage or something to do with suspension, but in the end it was my center cap on rear wheel piece over my volk racing wheels... didnt matter how much i tightened it, it still clunked. ended up putting a piece of rubber under the cap... stopped it...

[negativecamber]

i had the exact same problem mate. mine would clunk when braking for speed bumps, turning into my driveway, when braking heavily etc. i fixed the problem by using a breaker bar to tighten my sway bar 'D' bush mounts and crossmember bolts. the problem was fixed!

i had tried installing newer bushes for the swaybar link bits and new rose jointed castor rods also but they didnt help.

[Jsikalias]

thanks mate will try that

[MBS206]

I have the exact same issue.

Especially the reversing and then braking issue.

My wheel alignment guy found the problem.

My front upper control arm bush was shot, allowing the control arm to float backwards and forwards into the car body.

He noticed it via the tiny amount of rust where it was hitting and slight scraping/ding.

[negativecamber]

so have you fixed the prob man?

[Jsikalias]

hey people found the problem my right hand side spring wasnt sitting properly..... stupid pedders people couldnt find a simple thing....