front end clunk

marcusku

Veteran Member
Joined
Dec 7, 2003
Location
Madison, Wisconsin
TDI
Golf Sportwagen, 15', red
I've noticed a clunk lately somewhere in the front end when going over bumps. I haven't crawled under the car to see if anything feels loose yet. Sounds like maybe a ball joint somewhere. Has anyone else had this experience?
 

LiquidBlackDZL

Veteran Member
Joined
Feb 19, 2004
Location
SF Bay Area
TDI
2000 Golf
I have the same thing. I hear it when I go over uneven surfaces and when I suddenly accelerate from a slow roll. I ask the mechanics to check for any bushing problems whenever I have work done underneath the car, but they never find anything.
 

maxforce

Veteran Member
Joined
Aug 17, 2003
Location
VA
TDI
04 Golf, 04 Jetta, 84 300SD
Did it start after jacking it up? Mine did it until and did a few hard turns it made a pop and stoped. kind of like something slipped into place.
 

ofhs93

Veteran Member
Joined
Apr 4, 2004
Location
Scranton, PA
TDI
Jetta GL, 99.5, Silver
This is a classic sway bar bushing replacement sound...same has happened to MANY others here...the OE bushings are crap and known to have worn out in under 50k miles at times. They are cheap to replace and not difficult to do.
 

marcusku

Veteran Member
Joined
Dec 7, 2003
Location
Madison, Wisconsin
TDI
Golf Sportwagen, 15', red
I don't think the sound came after jacking the car up. Will the sway bar bushings feel noticably loose if you grab them?
 
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