jarring noise right front when going over road bumps or turning wheel

2007 NISSAN SENTRA
118,000 MILES
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TARK
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relaced struts and strut bearings 3 times by nissan dealer and alignments and noise does not go away,dealer is stumped. sounds like a metal to metal jarring noise when riding over ripples or bumps in road , right front ( passengerside ).
Sep 19, 2013 at 7:06 AM
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HMAC300
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this should really be checked out physically, but sounds like either a bump stop is missing/or the strut is bottoming out. or something like the suspension needs some lube to quiet it down. try putting some grease on steering stop and see if that helps.
Sep 19, 2013 at 8:41 AM
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