Noise with New Front End Parts

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palerider94

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Just replaced all front end parts on my car a couple weeks ago - uppers, lowers, tie rods, idler, sway bar, roller perches, 620s, and shocks on 1970.

Get a clunk/click noise when making slow left turns. Right turns nothing. Jacking up and moved tired side to side - nothing. Seems to happen only under load. Greased all aprts again and still get noise.
Any suggestions.
thanks

 

garystocker

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Alignment shop will diagnose this for you without guesswork. You can then decide whether to have them do it or not.

Firestone will do it for free and give you a printout of parts needed that you can take with you to NAPA.

 

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palerider94

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Sounds like a good idea. Do you know how they can pinpoint problem. I could not when I lifted and moved steering from side to side.

 

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If you live here local I can help you.

http://www.Fly-Ford.com

 

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palerider94

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thanks for offer but in sticks of Indiana

 

Cyclone

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check out this thread....
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=711092

 

Rusty67

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Before you take it anywhere, double check the torque on all the bolts just to make sure.

 

Cyclone

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Also, Lube Everything again and make sure that you can see all of the joints fill with grease, and simply wipe off the excess grease.

 

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I bet I know. Thats the noise my steering box made before it crapped out. Check your steering box.

 

Cyclone

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As for the Steering Gear Box, remove the filler plug on the box and remove the bolt ( 1 ) on the top of the box ( there are 3 ) it will be the closest to the exhaust, the metal description tag, the bolt goes thru that tag, take a gease gun and pump grease into the box until you see gease come out the bolt hole, there is an adjustment on top of the box, the nut is 11/16" loosen it and while holding it, take a screw driver and tighten it clckwise 1/4 turn at a time and drive it each adjustment until the free play is gone.

Hope this helps,
Marlon
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Cyclone

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if you have power steering, check the bushings at the power steering cylinder, that can cause a noise also.