Both times I've had clunking noises from the front end, it was a lower ball joint on 2 different cars in the last year or two. One of them, every time I'd go over a speed bump, or turn sharp enough to dip a front corner, I'd hear a clunk/bang. The other one (still need to get it worked on one day next week) -- as I rotate the steering wheel, the wheel is noticeably hard to turn and I get a popping noise/feel from the right front, through the floorboard, through the steering wheel, everywhere. That one's so frozen up I think the joint is wallowing out the spindle instead of turning where it's intended to... guess we'll find out how bad that damage is when they get the old one out.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL