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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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My monte makes that same clunking sound except its when I turn left. I can tell you off hand that its not the cv axle, I changed mines and it still clunked. I was thinking it was my struts and shocks but I have been going for 12 months with this sound so I guess I can keep going lol
 
Old Dec 16, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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Yes it is that one... weird that yours is black. Mine was a turquoise...
 
Old Dec 16, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep
Yes it is that one... weird that yours is black. Mine was a turquoise...
Mine is green...
 
Old Dec 16, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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well damn, i didnt have time to do crap today
hopefully i can get to it tomorrow :p
 
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Originally Posted by DRuben
My monte makes that same clunking sound except its when I turn left. I can tell you off hand that its not the cv axle, I changed mines and it still clunked. I was thinking it was my struts and shocks but I have been going for 12 months with this sound so I guess I can keep going lol
that sucks man, i'll keep this thread updated if i find the source of it
 
Old Dec 16, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep
Yes it is that one... weird that yours is black. Mine was a turquoise...
Ditto - but watch out for that thin wire harness in front of the booster line - it'll take some muscles to pry that line off (use a flathead screwdriver), but watch out because if you slip and hit that harness you'll easily snap the wires, they're very thin. Granted you could unplug it from the reservoir first to be safe.
 
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I just replaced the sway bar in my Grand Prix because it was cracked and I had the same clunking noise. No more clunk with the new bar.
 
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike 00LS
Ditto - but watch out for that thin wire harness in front of the booster line - it'll take some muscles to pry that line off (use a flathead screwdriver), but watch out because if you slip and hit that harness you'll easily snap the wires, they're very thin. Granted you could unplug it from the reservoir first to be safe.
If you do mechanical work on a regular basis having a radiator hose pick in your tool box is a good investment. They make removal of radiator hoses, heater hoses, vacuum lines and cotter pins a breeze. I bought one about 30 years ago (still have it) and it paid for itself in time saved after the first couple of uses.
 
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike 00LS
Ditto - but watch out for that thin wire harness in front of the booster line - it'll take some muscles to pry that line off (use a flathead screwdriver), but watch out because if you slip and hit that harness you'll easily snap the wires, they're very thin. Granted you could unplug it from the reservoir first to be safe.
Muscle you say... I have plenty of that
But yea I was going to unplug it anyways, I'm always careful to not to break anything

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I just replaced the sway bar in my Grand Prix because it was cracked and I had the same clunking noise. No more clunk with the new bar.
The whole sway bar was cracked??

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If you do mechanical work on a regular basis having a radiator hose pick in your tool box is a good investment. They make removal of radiator hoses, heater hoses, vacuum lines and cotter pins a breeze. I bought one about 30 years ago (still have it) and it paid for itself in time saved after the first couple of uses.
hmmm I may have to get myself one of those. I have some 90* needle nose pliers that have worked fine for me over time
 



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