Struts That Go CLUNK In The Night, Curing a noisy front strut Options

[orthobiz]

So my daily driver developed an annoying clunk in the front driver side. A search here and on the Pelican board talks about a loose gland nut on the strut. Thought I'd just go through how I fixed it.

A couple of videos on YouTube:

Jumping up and down on the fender

With the wheel off

My garage is extremely echogenic so it sounds much louder than it does on the road! Annoying nonetheless.

Tools needed:
19mm socket
22mm socket
Giant pliers
Breaker Bar
Torque Wrench
Blue Locking Compound
Jacks, jack stands
Screwdriver, tamp or punch
Mallet

Paul

[Krieger]

That is exactly what I mean Paul. I can lft the car up, remove the front wheel and see the gland nut. There is enough room to put channel locks on it. When the car is on the ground the nut is covered. I do not remember by how much. I do not have a photo with the suspension in full droop. I do have the bottom of the cover that I cut off. It is just a 1 1/2" tall steel ring. I never drive my car in rain or snow so I figured it is just a dust shield and this is enough for me. The cover I made for the struts on my track car is even shorter. I see the shock strut on that car frequently and it looks really good. I never see any debris on top of the strut.