Suspension Arms And Bushings

[outdoorserman]

This car is a 1994 Honda Accord EX

For some time now, i have been experiencing a kind of clunk/pop noise coming from the front end on occasion when going over rough road conditions. I noticed the lower control arm bushings were kind of worn out (not obliterated, but cracking). I replaced the lower control arms (easier than pressing in new bushings) and put her all back together. so far, no popping noise, but the suspension seems alot louder for an unknown reason. I tightened the lower control arm bushing to 40 ft. lbs and the strut damper fork bushing to 47 ft. lbs when weight was on the tires at normal ride height. The sway bar end links i replaced at the same time. Everything is new as listed:

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[college man]

Are there other bushings for the front stabilizer bar? picture 2-3

http://www.dealerdirectparts.com/1994-H … d-ex-5.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFbb43f … plpp_video suspension noise

[EricTheCarGuy]

I just need to clarify, is the same noise still there? If not and it just seems the suspension is louder did you use OE parts? If not this could be the issue as Honda puts a lot of engineering into their stuff that doesn’t often make it into the aftermarket, it could be as simple as the parts you used as it sounds like you performed the work correctly.

[outdoorserman]

It was oe parts, and it was not the same noise. I did some digging and i did not see any movements in the suspension. However, i regreased my brakes slide pins (with very good silicone) and then just made sure to tighten everything down properly and my noise went away. seems i was careless and had a rattling caliper mounting bracket. Now, i can tell though that i have more steering response over the old control arms. Problem with suspension claims is that they are not always suspension (like mine being the brake caliper, friends cars having rattling k frames and in some other cases, bad engine mounts).

NOTE TO SELF: Tighten Everything =)

Car is much quieter after about 100 miles also. With that caliper fixed and everything in place and torqued to spec, handles very well for 190k miles.

Next repair: Body Rust……ugggh.

[dreamer2355]

Thanks for posting the fix!

[college man]

thanks for the update and the fix

[EricTheCarGuy]

I believe I showed how to check for that very problem in the suspension video that college man posted. Glad you got it sorted thanks for keeping us up to date.

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