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Ball joints
Do the front ball joints commonly go out on the SVX's? I have 153K miles and have abnormal wear patterns on the tires; insides and out sides of the tires. I also get some clunking noises when going over washboard roads, with a little bit of play in the steering. Is this indicative of bad ball joints? The front CV joints look to be in good shape and I do not get clunking in sharp turns.
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I have a front end clunk (right side) and it turns out to be my front swaybar link. I'd check for that next time the car is on a hoist. There shouldn't be any play in the swaybar link.
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Your problem is more the slack in the power steering rack.
I had a bad ball joint and it would rattle almost all the time. It would rattle on bumps you don't normally feel.
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