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iI bought a 2007 PT for my daughter while she was at college in 2008, 27,000. Now has 92,000. I always changed the oil with full synthetic because she was attending college in Atlanta Ga. and I knew it would not be changed at the 3,000 mile intervals. The car has been to New Orleans twice, Key West, Miami Florida and driven weekly from Atlanta to Birmingham Al for the years she was at school. Now she is back home in NY.
Today I had to have the passenger side tie rod end replaced the other side was still rock solid. The car has a clunk hitting the slightest bump. The mechanic said the bushing in the upper part of the strut was bad on both sides. I got under the car and looked at every busing and bolt I could find and could not find any loose bolts or torn (worn) bushings.
I did the bounce test and everything is tight. Is it likely the bushings in the struts are bad? The car got an alignment with the replacement of th etie rod end. Is there anyway to check the bushings or is it just replace and see?
Today I had to have the passenger side tie rod end replaced the other side was still rock solid. The car has a clunk hitting the slightest bump. The mechanic said the bushing in the upper part of the strut was bad on both sides. I got under the car and looked at every busing and bolt I could find and could not find any loose bolts or torn (worn) bushings.
I did the bounce test and everything is tight. Is it likely the bushings in the struts are bad? The car got an alignment with the replacement of th etie rod end. Is there anyway to check the bushings or is it just replace and see?