My car listed above EX model, has a clunking sound when going over bumps. It happened two years ago. I replaced the struts, control arms, sway bar links, and outer tie rod. The problem was gone. But now the problem has come back. I went under the car and grabbed the bars to shake, the only place I felt tiny loose is the cv axle. Since it’s less possible that the brand name new parts I replaced failed within two years, I plan to replace more parts that I did not replace --- one is the cv axle and the other is the inner tire rod. However, I searched online and found people said:
1. The symptom of bad cv axle is you will hear clicking noise when turning.
My problem is the noise comes when over bumps, not turning.
2. The symptoms of bad Inner tie rod is you will feel there is play in them and it affects steering
My sterling does not have problems and there is no play, just a noise issue when over bumps
These are my two concerns. Should I go ahead to replace the CV Axle and inner tie rod? Or they are unrelated to the noise problem.
Thank you for your help.
Ming
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