knight_yyz

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Front passenger side. As soon as I let off the gas I hear a clunking sound. Step on the gas and it goes away. I even hear the clunking during manual shifting with clutch pedal in and off the gas. At first I thought it was wheel bearing but there is absolutely no vibration. Yanking the steering wheel doesn't seem to do anything either.
Any suggestions what to look for?

knight_yyz

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I've got the wheel removed, there is no play at the wheel bearing. I have only been able to find 2 things which may be the problem.

The front sway bar is able to slide back and forth about 2 or 3mm. Should it be tight in the bushings?

How much play should there be at the strut bearing? If I reach up there and yank on the shock it does move back and forth a mil or 2. FSM is no help as there is no spec for axial play.

foodmanry

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Sounds like a motor mount. Think about it, when you step on the gas the motor is moving and will jerk or shift a bit, same things happens when you let off the gas. The mount should do a better job holding it in place.

It may be just one bad motor mount.

knight_yyz

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motor mounts were replaced 6 months ago with ES mounts when I got the headers done. It's definitely suspension

knight_yyz

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ok, we were both wrong turns out it was the bearing on the front passenger wheel. Which doesn't make any sense at all. I couldn't hear the squeaking of the bearing until a few days ago when it got really cold and rained. SO I got a new bearing and went to the dealership today. I mentioned the bearing was gone, and asked them to investigate the motor mounts and why was the y-pipe banging on the cross member. They told me it was the diamter of the "aftermarket exhaust" . SO i drive home with the new hub and bearing installed and the y-pipe is no longer hitting the crossmember...