Not dumb at all brother, just part of the learning curve we all go thru (& we all have funny and horror stories). Any more issues just holler if you wanna let it go & get out from under the "problem". I'd be glad to help out a Moparts brother
Amen to that… Well said RR…. I'm grateful to learn from reading posts like these..
might as well share a few:
Like the weird squeak-squeak-squeak I heard from the left front end only when making right hand turns… Chased it for a long long time… One day while troubleshooting I drove it with the hubcaps off… GONE. Turns out ONE of the hubcap tabs was weak and rubbing against the steelie rim just enough to make the squeak.
Then the "clunk" from the front passenger side when turning left and going over uneven pavement… Checked steering, steering arms & ends, tie rod ends, the LCA pivot, lower strut bolts, torsion bar, sway bar links… Kept getting worse.. Made me nervous enough I had to park it… One day stepping back to to just check every bolt I could see.. Turns out it was the right side K-frame bolts.
- Art