Front wheel "hopping"

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san~man

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Something strange has been happening lately...

When I make a full wheel-lock right hand turn at a slow speed (to park my car in my garage), my front right wheel seems to "hop" and it makes a corresponding noise to go along with it ("clunk" "clunk").

I haven't hit anything nor banged anything, so I know I didn't break anything by getting into an accident.

Any ideas?

 

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01'TRUE BLUE GT

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Yeah, slap a set of 4.10s in up front and you'll thank me later.

Check your ball joints by getting the front wheels off the ground, then pull up and push down on each wheel to see how much slop you have. Check your bushings and end links for your stabilizer bar too ... maybe they're worn or need a shot of grease ... or maybe just loose. Have a look at your steering links too.

BTW ... While you're under there ... you can also thank Ford for giving us sealed front end parts so they can dry-up and we can't ever grease them, THANKS FORD!

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the whole problem ... just needing some grease.

 

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In the garage, On the floor.

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Did you ever hit a big pot hole or scrape something HARD under the frotn end?

I did, and it bent my K-Member just a bit, the area where the bolts for the power steering rack sit. So it sits crooked just a bit.

Anyway, its an excuse for me to go tubular.

Goodluck!
Pete

 

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my car does the same thing, same wheel and all. makes you think you rolled over something and slipped off of it at first?

 

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you sure you don't drive a honda?

 

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May be you have FWD and are accellerating too fast? It is probably a ball joint issue.

 

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KaPPaBaLL said:

you sure you don't drive a honda?

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Well Sanford? Did those 4.10s take care of that clunk or what??