fuzzysig

is there a common problem on 2005 RL
I go over a bump and have a clunk from the front.

how can I tell if its sway bar end links or something else?

I replaced left wheel bearing lower control arm and upper control arm already and strut

all ball joints were blown out for some reason on driver side.
but sway bar links don't seem to be loose

and they are 50 bucks a pop. I don't want to spend 100 bucks and find out it wasn't the problem

EvilVirus

iTrader: (8)

Inspect your motor mounts

fuzzysig

going over bumps not when accelerating

projektvertx

iTrader: (2)

A clunk when going over speed bumps in particular is usually symptomatic of bad sway bar end links. I emphasize the word usually as suspension clunks I usually like to hear myself.

fuzzysig

how can I check the endlinks?
I wiggle them but they seem to be ok no play when wiggle. but they have tension on them

fuzzysig

ha got em

the balljoint on pass side was bad also
so far i found:
driver side shock lower control arm and bearing
pass side lower control arm ball joit
hopefully thats the end of it

fuzzysig

finally suspension is fixed. very nice and smooth ride

now i hear all the whine from everywhere else and squeaks haha

MJSterling

Now just crank up that sweet stereo

fuzzysig

well this is annoying

3-4 weeks and the clunk is back along with many other noises lol

except this time theres no visible play in upper or lower balljooints since both lower ones were replaced
but the clunk is still there now only when I go over bumps at low speed.
the freeway issue is fixed with lower ball joints,

fuzzysig

well this is crap
found the pass side lower ball joint bad again and driver side wheel bearing...
i replaced both with low mileage oem ones and now they are blown out again after few months
wtf acura. i feel like i own a bmw with this car srusly something is always breaking

teh CL

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Was the wheel bearing installed correctly? & your best bet definitely isn't used parts..

justnspace

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it's a 12 year old used car.
12 year old cars are needy as fuck, regardless of make and or model.

i'd rather spend on maintenance than finance a car.
a few grand a year vs $25k-30k for 5 years with interest. (and i'm being generous, we all know it'd likely be a 72 month loan to eek out the least monthly payments)

truonghthe

man your RL seem like give you alot of trouble, how many miles now and when you bought it?