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94 caravan, front end clunk #589781 01/21/10 10:26 AM 01/21/10 10:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,949 British Columbia C chrisf OP master
chrisf OP master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,949 British Columbia	94 caravan. on right hand turns it makes a clunking noise on the drivers side of the van. like a rotational noise. i am thinking the cv is toast but doesnt make the normal worn out cv noise, this is a metallic loud banging that goes on as long as its turning right that you can feel in the steering wheel. everything is in good shape underneath. recent tie rods+struts (3000miles) but he cv is original. any thoughts other than dont turn right?

Re: 94 caravan, front end clunk [Re: chrisf] #589782 01/21/10 11:20 AM 01/21/10 11:20 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,080 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,080 Niles , Ohio	Check the wheel bearing.They will clunk like that when they start going bad.If you are lucky it will be the CV.Those bearings are a pain to replace.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

Re: 94 caravan, front end clunk [Re: chrisf] #589783 01/21/10 11:38 AM 01/21/10 11:38 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,471 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,471 It's a dry heat	make sure the engine mounts aren't toast letting the engine move around bottoming out the cv joint

Re: 94 caravan, front end clunk [Re: gtx6970] #589784 01/21/10 09:51 PM 01/21/10 09:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,949 British Columbia C chrisf OP master
chrisf OP master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,949 British Columbia	thanks guys i will check those out and see what i can find

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