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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 05:49 PM
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clunking noise

hey guys I just bought a 03 max and noticed when I hit a bump on the pass side I hear a clunk feels like its hitting the body.i replaced the sway bar link and it still does it any ideals
Old Jan 12, 2014 | 06:20 PM
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Check ur motor mounts. In particular the pass side mount. I had the same prob on my 02. Prob solved.
Old Jan 12, 2014 | 07:16 PM
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bounce the car there up and down by hand, might be the strut making noise
Old Jan 12, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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My "clunk" was the exhaust pipe hitting the rear axle where the exhaust pipe loops over the axle. The after market tail exhaust pipe wasn't exactly like the OEM. A little bending of the muffler mount points solved the problem
Old Jan 13, 2014 | 05:14 AM
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I have also noticed it does it easier when the motor gets up to temp
Old Jan 26, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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I fixed my sound it was bad strut
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