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flyinggrape »
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:02 am
I know exactly what the problem is. I too was stimied by the same problem for over a year. Every inspection I gave it showed nothing wrong. I replaced the rack with a new one from the dealer, installed new rotors and pads checked all the bushings, motor mounts and everything I could think of. Not even the dealer could find it. But I did! Even though the sway bar links may appear fine and don't budge when you check them for play, this is the problem. What I did was cut them off and remove the sway bar just to see if this was the problem and sure enough the sound was gone.I replaced the sway bar with new links and the problem was solved. A friend of mine was describing the same symptoms to me with his Ford Escape and we did the same thing, replaced the links and no more rattle.Not to mention, both our vehicles handle much better because the sway bar is no longer loose on each end.