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Old 05-29-18, 09:01 AM
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Hi all,looking for some pointers for a specific suspension noise on my 2009 450.
front on one side only has a very distinct clunk when I drive over and kind of speed bump at any speed unless i crawl over it at a virtual standstill...
there are no other symptoms at all,no vibration,no pulling,nothing..
I have had the wheel off today and had a good look around with a pry bar and cant see anything obvious at all on either arm,both bushes top and bottom seem ok? and ball joints have no obvious play,holding the wheel at 3/9 and 12/6 doesn't reveal anything apart from a possible noise higher up in the wing..
lifted the hood and removed cover,nothing to see however didn't remove the suspension top cover,is there a normal top mount bush in there?
Any pointers welcome as I know how difficult and expensive it can be to diagnose clunks from previous experience..
thanks
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Check sway bar end links and tie rods.
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thanks,I will do that.
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ok so an update- I took it to the garage and they too could find no fault using shaker plates etc?? however I have noticed today that if i steer sharply at the exact moment I hit the bumps then there is no clunk at all...surely this helps pin point it to a particular part lol?!
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Hey Everyone,

I'm pretty much a do yourselfer type guy so, I change my front brake pads and rotors and I also replaced the rear wheel hub bearing on my 2009 lexus GS 350 now when I started it up the brake light and tracking light are on. How do I get those light to go off? Any suggestions

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Originally Posted by Snudabug
Hey Everyone,

I'm pretty much a do yourselfer type guy so, I change my front brake pads and rotors and I also replaced the rear wheel hub bearing on my 2009 lexus GS 350 now when I started it up the brake light and tracking light are on. How do I get those light to go off? Any suggestions

Thanks
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Originally Posted by stew1399
ok so an update- I took it to the garage and they too could find no fault using shaker plates etc?? however I have noticed today that if i steer sharply at the exact moment I hit the bumps then there is no clunk at all...surely this helps pin point it to a particular part lol?!
Did you find the solution to the problem?
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