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Originally Posted by lsmalley
I recently replaced my worn out center drag link, steering damper, and all tie-rods. Front struts and strut mounts were also replaced in addition to ball joints. However when I accelerate or come to a stop I can hear a slight clank/knock under the front of the car. Its not a continuous noise, it only happens when I accelerate from a stand still or when I come to a stop. It only clanks/knocks once then once I'm driving I won't hear it anymore until I stop.
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Dont have a w201, but i believe that the suspension is very similar to the w124. the first thing i would inspect would be the lower control arm bushings.
i recently did the sway bar bushings on my w124, it is a pretty easy job, used scott's write-up:
How-to: install front sway bar bushings w124
in my case the sway bar bushings were in horrible condition. they did cause a clunk, however, the clunk only occurred when driving over uneven road surfaces, not when coming to a stop, or when taking off from a full stop.
according to the fsm, pre 89 w124's were plagued by faulty sway bar brackets/holders(hold the inner swaybar bushings). i believe that the faulty swaybar brackets/holders on pre 89 vehicles were known to snap. i guess its possible that a broken holder could be causing your clunking noise. take a look
good luck