So the past week or so I've noticed some clunking sounds. Car is a 05 with 118K

First i noticed in light stop and go traffic when braking i can hear a clunk sound coming from the back

So i did the e brake tightening with a 10mm since there was a lot of slack in the cable. but this did not help. so i tightened it up a little bit more but i really had to put effort in spinning the rear tires. so i backed if off and it could spin freely.

I have new end links and bushings on the rear sway bar (09 swaybar with 09 bushings)

The other clunking sound i have is when i am turning left it will have that initial pop sound and when i go back to straight after the turn it will pop again. almost thinking Axles could be the cause but then i am thinking the sway bar end links or bushings could be shot.

Any Idea's on these 2 situations.

 

get underneath and inspect axles, mounts, bushings, etc.
axles will tear and start leaking.
mounts would look torn.



since, you recently installed the sway bar, it could be the bushings/endlinks. maybe a a little grease and a good once over from mr. wrench.

 

I think this is the same exact noise I have, and it just started a month or two ago. When I pull out of my driveway initially and get on the gas I hear it, or when making a turn and accelerating. Very annoying, hopefully you find out what it is!

 

My car is doing the same thing. It's more Prevalent when I pull out my driveway, turning and acceleration. It's a quik metal clunk from all 4 corners.

 

Ill take a peak at what it is today. i got some new end links for the front. hoping its not axles or ball joints

 

well after replacing the end links I still have the clunking sound. the axles appear to be in good shape but still think there is a problem internally. Also noticed that my inner tie rod is able to rotate more than it should have. I'm trying to figure out what is going on with that at the moment

 

Have y'all checked the packed bearings?

 

packed bearings? are you talking about wheel bearings? Took the rear brakes apart yesterday and adjusted the drums and new springs and still have the popping when low speed braking.

It is definitely coming from the front brakes. i took the front brakes apart and pistons are moving smoothly and even. not sure what would be causing the clunk.

 

how loose are the front pads in the calipers ?
when i worked at Acura, we had that a lot (pads moving up and down)

 

My clunk sound (acura RL 05, 92k) always occurs after backing out of the driveway, then a hard turn and then driving straight. It will only occur after the car has been at rest and I can feel and hear the clunk near the gas pedal. I recently had the motor mounts replaced and new torque converter put in and the dealership did a multi-point inspection. I wonder if its the rack and pinion see related post here https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-tsx-problems-fixes-128/front-end-clunk-noise-when-turning-backing-out-everyday-776824/

 

my guys would be the brakes grabbing.

 

just a update on this situation. finally figured out what the gremlin was. guess del ray sent me the wrong rear sway bar bushing and was binding up enough to make a clunk sound. new bushings in and sound went away

 

no kidding... so the inner diameter was to small?

Thats a good find.

 

didnt put 2 and 2 together til i went and looked at the pictures the day i installed and i looked at the part number and was not the correct part number i ordered (pass rear Bushing was wrong)