2007 LR3 w/ 67k.
The car was wandering quite badly. Rotated tires and had an alignment done, which did not fix a thing. The vehicle was also making various clunking noises, which occured inconsistantly at best. The clunking also seemed to be most prevelant stopping, starting and turning. The noise/ clunking was harder to pin point, front left, front right, middle, rear, etc. I was sure it was the lower front arms, based on hours of reading every thread on every site. Took it to my indie, whom I trust and has worked on my DII for a few years.
We discovered the lower arms had already been replaced and upon inspection determined the uppers were totally shot. So we replaced them with LR OEM uppers. Took the car for a 5 mile test drive and problem solved.... Car drove noticeably better after another alignment, without any noices.
Well, one whole day went by and the clunking it back (or never left). So we were obviously dealing with two issues.
The noise is coming from what I would say to be the middle passanger side rear. I have been under the car checking for loose bushings, rub marks, loose driveshaft, etc. Again the noise only occurs from a stop start or slow start and only turning left. Nothing is disengaging or at least it doesnt feel that way and it does not sound like a loose busing issue. If I had to describe the sound, I would say it sounds like the drive shaft has a weight tied to it and as I turn it is hitting the bottom of the car. Again this is inconsistant, one day happens 3-4 times in a row and then nothing for a few days.
Sorry if this seems wordy, but its very hard to describe something you dont know. And yes, I am sure my mechanic could find the issue with time, however there is nothing worse than throwing money at it hoping to get results. If I could narrow it down to a few possibilites it would really help out.
Thanks for reading!
The car was wandering quite badly. Rotated tires and had an alignment done, which did not fix a thing. The vehicle was also making various clunking noises, which occured inconsistantly at best. The clunking also seemed to be most prevelant stopping, starting and turning. The noise/ clunking was harder to pin point, front left, front right, middle, rear, etc. I was sure it was the lower front arms, based on hours of reading every thread on every site. Took it to my indie, whom I trust and has worked on my DII for a few years.
We discovered the lower arms had already been replaced and upon inspection determined the uppers were totally shot. So we replaced them with LR OEM uppers. Took the car for a 5 mile test drive and problem solved.... Car drove noticeably better after another alignment, without any noices.
Well, one whole day went by and the clunking it back (or never left). So we were obviously dealing with two issues.
The noise is coming from what I would say to be the middle passanger side rear. I have been under the car checking for loose bushings, rub marks, loose driveshaft, etc. Again the noise only occurs from a stop start or slow start and only turning left. Nothing is disengaging or at least it doesnt feel that way and it does not sound like a loose busing issue. If I had to describe the sound, I would say it sounds like the drive shaft has a weight tied to it and as I turn it is hitting the bottom of the car. Again this is inconsistant, one day happens 3-4 times in a row and then nothing for a few days.
Sorry if this seems wordy, but its very hard to describe something you dont know. And yes, I am sure my mechanic could find the issue with time, however there is nothing worse than throwing money at it hoping to get results. If I could narrow it down to a few possibilites it would really help out.
Thanks for reading!
