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    id say 1 in 5 or so clunk's is the collar, the other 4 is divided between sway bar links and thrust arm bushings
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    Quote Originally Posted by winfred
    id say 1 in 5 or so clunk's is the collar, the other 4 is divided between sway bar links and thrust arm bushings
    How could the strut nut (collar retainer) be loose, and what produce the clunk ?

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    sometimes they work loose or are not installed tight enough when new cartridges are installed, what's clunking when this happens is the strut cartridge is banging up and down inside of the tube with the bumps


    Quote Originally Posted by Claude
    How could the strut nut (collar retainer) be loose, and what produce the clunk ?
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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