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william - 16 Mar 2004 03:26 GMT

hi,i just had my brakes looked at there were good.when they looked things
over that said my sway bar links neeed replacing on the front,he shook it
and it was kinda loose.and when he took the car for a test drive he heard a
clunk,i never heard anything myself,maybe i dont notice it.anyone know if
iam being taken for a ride,or i really need them replaced.the car has 46,ooo
miles,thanks.

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Rockin Ronnie - 16 Mar 2004 15:16 GMT

Had my left side link replaced on my 2000 ZX3. I was loose and had the
clunking sound over bumps that you described. You would notice it on rougher
roads. It was cheap to replace, about $65CDN. I'd have it done.

Ron

> hi,i just had my brakes looked at there were good.when they looked things
> over that said my sway bar links neeed replacing on the front,he shook it
> and it was kinda loose.and when he took the car for a test drive he heard a
> clunk,i never heard anything myself,maybe i dont notice it.anyone know if
> iam being taken for a ride,or i really need them replaced.the car has 46,ooo
> miles,thanks.

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Gary - 17 Mar 2004 18:42 GMT

This is a common problem on early Foci. I have an '01 that got very
clunky on small bumps and got new links under warranty (around 24K
miles). The new ones looked are much beefier looking. So, the early
links were not good and hopefully the new ones will last a lot longer.
Made a HUGE difference and felt like a new car after they were
replaced.

Gary

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Weatherman - 18 Mar 2004 23:16 GMT

Please see post above titled Focus Ghia 1999.
as I replaced both of mine and still have the clunk.

> This is a common problem on early Foci. I have an '01 that got very
> clunky on small bumps and got new links under warranty (around 24K
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>
> Gary

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Paul Giverin - 19 Mar 2004 08:26 GMT

>Please see post above titled Focus Ghia 1999.
>as I replaced both of mine and still have the clunk.

That's because you changed the links when all your symptoms clearly
pointed to a CV joint failure.

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Weatherman - 20 Mar 2004 13:28 GMT

Paul.
I am not too sure about the CV option as the noise is very intermittent and
sometimes occurs when driving in a straight line as well. It manifests
itself as a single "clonk" and even sometimes happens when I lift the clutch
pedal well above the bight point. I had a CV joint fail on a previous car
and it was quite dramatic compared to this.
Regards. Len.

Just after changing the links the noise seemed to disappear but has since
returned

> >Please see post above titled Focus Ghia 1999.
> >as I replaced both of mine and still have the clunk.
>
> That's because you changed the links when all your symptoms clearly
> pointed to a CV joint failure.

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