[P10DET]

Originally posted by rs5f32a
Hello G20 guys,

1. My poor 91' P10 has been making a groaning sound from the front driver side wheel for over 6 months.
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I'd checked se-r mailing list archives before and I believe that it's a worn out wheel bearing, but when I jack up the car and then i couldn't feel any play.

I'm thinking wheel bearing too. You won't always feel play

Originally posted by rs5f32a
2. Sometimes (sporadically) when I drive the car smooth and soft in stop-and go traffic, I can hear a clunking /popping noise when I brake lightly. I can also hear the clunking when I backup smooth and apply the brake lightly. It never happens when I brake heavily. Is it a bad ball joint symptom?

Hard to say. It's possible. It's possible it's something else.

Originally posted by rs5f32a
3. Three months ago, I had my car aligned and had my front end checked because I felt my car shimmy and loose. The technician said the driver side lower control arm bushing been oil soaked,
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So I went back to alignment shop again, the guy said that because the bushings were soaked with oil, the only way to correct the tire worn out problem is replacing the control arm. Is it true? Can I just clean the oil using brake cleaner?

That is correct, you can only replace the bushings by buying and installing a new control arm. I just checked the fiche and the bushings are not available separately. The ES bushings appear to be a ways off.

You can clean them with brake cleaner or carb cleaner, but it won't change the fact that your bushings are now too soft.
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