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Old May 26, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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going over small bumps slow i hear a clunk. I took it to the dealer..and the checked everything. All tight. We then took out another gt and it too had it....the tech said it was the tight suspention....anyone else getting this? almost sounds like something is loose....
Old May 26, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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I here the same clunk on my right front end..
Old May 26, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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My 2006 GT Coupe also makes a similar noise. Much different from the 2005 V6 Coupe I had. I notice the noise the most when I back out of the driveway and hit the gutter at the road.
I was alarmed at first, but realized it is something you deal with due to a tight suspension. My guess is it is one of the bushing compression in either the control arms or the sway bars. I'm not sure, I do not know much about suspension.
Old May 26, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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hmmm...so it is normal i guess.....would like to get it out of there...but i drove a corvette and it too was a little rough...sports cars i guess.
Old May 26, 2006 | 02:53 AM
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it wasnt normal on mine.......2000 miles on it and ford had to replace my upper strut mounts.... no more noise might want to get them checked guys
Old May 26, 2006 | 04:20 AM
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is there a TSB on those strut mounts? did it sound like something was loose when you hit a little bump?
Old May 26, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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yes it did sound like something was loose.. also I believe the strut mounts used TTL bolts I had to wait an extra week becuase they didn`t have any in stock....
It really surprised me to have the mounts shot after such a short period of time
Old May 26, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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Yes I had mine replaced too last summer, there is a tsb on it. Do a search and you should find it.
Old May 26, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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I found that the source of my "clunk" was due to a loose nut on the endlink (Upper) connection to the struts. At any speed when I would hit slight bump or just minor differences on the road, a fairly load sound as if something was loose. I re-torqued the nuts to the upper connections where the endlinks attach to the stuts and the noise has never returned. That was over a year ago.
Old May 27, 2006 | 03:59 AM
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see...the tsb you guys are talkin bout is for the 05's. the dealer says my 06 was fixed. but it wasn't. i can hear the f'n thing...i'm in the process of being a real pain in the ***....they will fix this...or see me every week.



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