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Anonymous Posted on Mar 25, 2010

Suspension problem? when I go over a curb or a man hole there is a clunk noise in the front end, could this be the bushings have gotten hard?

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2010

    when I go over the man holes or a curb it seems like a friend says your van takes these bumps hard.

    Any thoughts?

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Bushing noise is very seldom a clunk in most cases, have the front end inspected this could be a ball joint or damaged shock

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    Marvin Mar 25, 2010

    worn out strut cartridges would be my 1st thought.

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