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I have a 2001 mercury sable that has a consistent clunking noise from the left and right front suspension. Is this likely the ball joints and if so how easy is it for a DIY repair?

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  • danas4home Jul 11, 2009

    the problem occurs when driving down the road and hittling any small bump

  • danas4home Jul 11, 2009

    the clunking occurs while driving and hitting any small bump.

  • Rob Bruce May 11, 2010

    When do yiou hear the clunk, when putting vehicle in gear or driving down the road and hitting small or any bumps?

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Have all the rubber bushings looked at from shock/strut mounts to the sway bars. A good candidate also would be the ball joints. As stated from another member...get a repair manual or let a professional look at it and give u an estimate for repairs. Froom that you can do the repair youself if you want since you will have a list of needed parts to replace.

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Probably is ball joints. They're easy to replace. The best thing to do is buy a chiltons auto repair manual, it shows you step by step to repair everything on your car

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