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Replace lower ball joint arm as the grommet was brittle
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A friend of mine had a similar noise on his 996 and he replaced the lower ball joint arm as the grommet was brittle and that took care of the problem.
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When I used to have my 996 and had the clunking noise, it turned out to be the rubber ends of the droplinks.
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Will be hard to inspect bushings as they are obstructed.
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So I have noticed that when I am driving at low speeds I get a creaking sound coming from the driver side front suspension. It also happens when I get in or out of the car. I want to think it is a lower control arm but is there a possibility of something else? Anyone else had this problem? I can push down on the fender and it makes the sound as well. very annoying..
To put some finishing touches on this thread, there are few things that can make sounds describrd. Each has to be looked at, or uf u do full bore approach, do all at once to fix sounds issue.
1. Lower control arms - known culprit, squeak or thud when going over bumps. You can inspect and see bushings tears. Fix is to replace control arms.
2. Upper control arms - known culprit, squeaks over bumps. Will be hard to inspect bushings as they are obstructed. There is process to inspect on cayenne section. If you replaced lower control arms, and sounds still present, replace the upper control arms. Plus read next point.
3. Upper shock mount bushings - known culprit in air suspension, clunking sound over bumps, especially low speed. These are rubber stops inside each shock. They are supposed to keep internals aligned, but if they get worn, internals of shock stary flopping around, hence clunking sound. Remedy is to replace said bushings. I have a diy from cayenne section on how to do this. Not hard, and if youre doingupper control arms, you have to remove air shocks, giving you perfect opportunity to to replace.
4. Sway bar bushings - not as common for squeaks. Easy to replace, but i would do thease aftervabove 3 are addressed. I have diy on sway bar bushing repair on here in cayenne section, i think.
5. Sway bar links - not as common for squeaks, easy to replace. If i reolace sway bar bushings, might as well do th ese too, cheap and need removal to change sway bushings.
After fixing my cayenne which has similar noises, thst users ovserve and repair, i would tackle these noises in shown order. Very doable as diy.
Suspension links at the sway bar or control arm generally come together with rubber bushing in most vehicles. Our P-cars would not be that different. The rubber tends to deteriorate over time or abuse. Replace where needed, and always do both sides. A creaking sound (metal to metal, or off center if you will) is the most common hint where a replacement is the remedy. Good luck.
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A friend of mine had a similar noise on his 996 and he replaced the lower ball joint arm as the grommet was brittle and that took care of the problem. But as others have said, it may be your sway bar bracket grommets. Sorry, can't tell you how to get to it though as I'm a newbie Porsche owner. I looked underneath the front end of mine and all I saw was shielding.
When I used to have my 996 and had the clunking noise, it turned out to be the rubber ends of the droplinks. Not terribly expensive to replace, but annoying as the bad roads here wore them out in no time (once a year!)
had a full inspection today. turns out it is the ball joint on control arm. mechanic suggested replacing control arm and sway links.. That sound about right?
What are my options with those parts?
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You can pay him now (both ball joints), or you can pay him later (mechanic suggested replacing control arm and sway links). I would opt for the latter, and be done with it.
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