So my puma had the following things replaced but I'm still hearing a loud clunk on the front driver's side when driving over potholes:
- Front top mounts
- Front shocks
- Front stabiliser links
- Front stabiliser bushes
- Engine mounts
- Lower gearbox mount
My mechanic is saying it's because of the rubber on top of the front strut holes but having a look at this it doesn't seem to be perished. However, when comparing to my other pumas, I noticed two things which are strange:
- The distance between the body and the rubber is way too high compared to the others (still this doesn't seem to be causing a clunk on the passenger side)
- The design of both the metal part and the rubber is different between the left side and the right side
I can replace these with one of the donors but I'm still not sure if this is what's causing the clunk :?
Some pics below:
- Front top mounts
- Front shocks
- Front stabiliser links
- Front stabiliser bushes
- Engine mounts
- Lower gearbox mount
My mechanic is saying it's because of the rubber on top of the front strut holes but having a look at this it doesn't seem to be perished. However, when comparing to my other pumas, I noticed two things which are strange:
- The distance between the body and the rubber is way too high compared to the others (still this doesn't seem to be causing a clunk on the passenger side)
- The design of both the metal part and the rubber is different between the left side and the right side
I can replace these with one of the donors but I'm still not sure if this is what's causing the clunk :?
Some pics below: