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Re: Front End Problems? [rockybob]
by chilliwack
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Aug 31, 2006 (3:30 pm)
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Replying to: rockybob (Aug 22, 2006 2:49 pm)
Believe or not, the front anti-sway bar was installed upside down!
I think that is a piece of useless mis-information, right up there with a bad gonkulator valve, a loose johnson rod and worn muffler bearings. Thank you very much.
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Re: Front End Problems? [chilliwack]
by rockybob
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Aug 31, 2006 (4:31 pm)
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Replying to: chilliwack (Aug 31, 2006 3:30 pm)
It is probably tilting at windmills to even bother responding to you, but a) I discussed this at length with the service manager, b) he wrote it up in his repair bill that the bar was installed upside down (warranty work to noted by and paid by Hyundai), and c) the noise came from directly where the anti-sway bar passes through two large bushings. The service manager, who actually looked at the ASB, described it as almost completely symetrical, such that incorrect installation caused occasional interference. But hey, you obviously know that this is bull, so don't let me influence your thinking. Just how many Azera ASBs have you examined?
By the way, I'm a retired engineer with 40+ years of technical experience. (I designed airplanes). I've done multiple major repairs (3 engine rebuilds, 2 clutches, 3 trans.). And you?
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Re: Front End Problems? [chilliwack]
by rockybob
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Aug 31, 2006 (5:23 pm)
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Replying to: chilliwack (Aug 31, 2006 3:30 pm)
Oh, yeah. One more thing. Service Manager Jim said that it took examining two Azeras side-by-side on the rack to see the problem. He says he installed it right-side-up. And guess what? What ever he did (why would he lie?) fixed my Azera. It has been quiet ever since. One service call and the clunking is gone.
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Re: Front End Problems? [rockybob]
by zredsox
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Aug 31, 2006 (6:35 pm)
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Replying to: rockybob (Aug 31, 2006 4:31 pm)
Way-to-go, Rockybob.
I think I just saw Chilliwack go down in flames.
Your information and experience will probably be valuable to others on this forum.
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Re: Front End Problems? [rockybob]
by chilliwack
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Aug 31, 2006 (8:58 pm)
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Replying to: rockybob (Aug 31, 2006 5:23 pm)
Well then, thanks for your timely response to posts 31 and 34. You're my hero.
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Re: Front End Problems? [zredsox]
by ray_h1
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Sep 05, 2006 (3:38 pm)
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Replying to: zredsox (Aug 31, 2006 6:35 pm)
)) "I think I just saw Chilliwack go down in flames." ((
Fortunately for all of us, chilliwack's parachute opened in time and our initially skeptical friend recovered just in time to land deftly on his feet. (Crow is a main course properly accompanied with bitter ale and humble pie. I've oft dined on it, myself...)
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Re: Front End Problems? [ray_h1]
by chilliwack
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Sep 06, 2006 (5:45 pm)
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Replying to: ray_h1 (Sep 05, 2006 3:38 pm)
Good stuff ray_h1,
With apologies to rockybob, I just cannot see how this part could be "up-side down". I have viewed the front suspension on-line at HSA site, and the front stabilizer bar assembly is one piece. It passes over the tie rod end assembly, undulates through two bushings to the opposite side and then again passes over the opposite tie rod end assembly.
Maybe the bar is shifted one way or the other(?) but there are fittings that rest right up next to the bushings, so I doubt that. I haven't jacked up my car for a closer inspection to see if perhaps there are spots that seem to be impacting other solid parts. I just want to be armed with all relevant info if taking this to the dealer.
Your take? Thanks
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Re: Front End Problems? [chilliwack]
by ray_h1
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Sep 06, 2006 (10:24 pm)
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Replying to: chilliwack (Sep 06, 2006 5:45 pm)
Well, for what it's worth, I accessed the online Azera shop manual to view the front suspension diagram. IF the front stabilizer bar, presumably shown correctly mounted in the diagram, were removed and flipped right for left, maybe it could be remounted within its bushings, rotated, and attached to its links that join with the lower wishbone. If that's even possible, the attachment at the stabilizer bar ends would almost certainly not be as intended to their links which might well end up causing knocking noises over bumps and when flexed through cornering forces. While it's possible rockybob misunderstood what the service manager tried to convey, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. He struck me as more lucid than full of baloney in his account of the problem and its solution.
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Re: Front End Problems? [donvick]
by newguy6
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Oct 04, 2006 (5:40 pm)
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Replying to: donvick (Aug 06, 2006 7:00 am)
I just picked up our 2007 azera and it has the clunk sound too. I am glad I am not the only one and hope that my dealer will be able to fix it. Other than that it really seems like a great car.
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Re: Front End Problems? [newguy6]
by drdonrs
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Oct 04, 2006 (6:23 pm)
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Replying to: newguy6 (Oct 04, 2006 5:40 pm)
I took delivery of my Azzy Limited end of August and it too has a somewhat noisy suspension when riding over a "washboard" type of road surface. It appears to be characteristic of the suspension, my 2006 Sonata LX6 also has a somewhat noisy rear suspension. In fact several reviews of the Azera and Sonata mentions a noisier suspension as one of the "cons". All of the other attributes seem to more than make up for this one shortcoming. It seems to be an ever recurring situation. I intend to ask the shop foreman to go out with me to hear the sound, but only when I have to go in for the first oil service. It really doesn't bother me as it seems to some others here. Good luck with your car, you made a wise choice. IMO
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