Re: 94 Concorde - Clunk in front suspension

Apr 01, 2004 1 Replies

One man's clunk is another man's bang.



On my 94 LHS, sometimes just parking on an incline would cause a clunk underneath the floorboard. The dealer diagnosed it as rear AT mount and apparently was correct.


Art wrote:
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> > Rear AT mount. I guarantee it.
> >
>
>
> Possible, but I seriously doubt it because:
>
> -When a broken rear AT mount "clunks" it is LOUD. His is quiet.
> -The AT mount doesn't generally clunk EXCEPT when shifting into reverse
> (and then it BANGS, not 'clunks')
>
> The test is to shift into reverse, hold the brakes hard, and GENTLY
> press the accelerator so the engine strains against the brakes. If the
> rear AT mount is bad, the engine will rock forward noticeably and you'll
> hear the bang.
>
>

Problem solved!

Thanks for all the suggestions on what might have been wrong with my Concorde. I took it to an "front end" shop to see if they could find the problem. After a few minutes of inspection, the mechanic noted what looked like a loose nut. He applied the power of his impact wrench and tightened it several turns which solved the problem. Yahoo! He said it was the inner control arm mounting bolt at the sub-frame. Sounds good to me and the great part was the $18.60 charge for the test drive, diagnosis and repair. Who says there aren't honest shops out there? I also had him do a front end alignment which was needed. Now all is back to normal and my wife and I are very pleased.

For the record, the shop is Automobile Service Company of St. Louis Park, MN and the mechanic was Dave. Truly outstanding service at a fair price.

Thanks again for your input and ideas.

Dave A.

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