clunking in rear

[97grandprix]

ok so my gxp started to clunk in the rear when goin over little pot holes so i got under the car and the adjustable bar that attaches to the knuckle has a lot of play in it up and down where the threads are.....im not sure what the part is called but if anyone knows what i am talking about can u tell me what it is called....any help would be nice

 

[Explicit_Spade]

You may wanna check your strut top mounts.

 

[97grandprix]

those looked fine....i think its the bar that u use to adjust ur alignment in the rear with but i dont know what it is called

 

[tcman49]

When I saw the title of your thread I thought you talking about something else

TC :th_laugh-lol3:

 

[matt5112]

lateral arms?

 

[97grandprix]

Is that the arm that goes from the crossmember to the rear part of the knuckle that adjusts the toe of my tire?

 

[matt5112]

yes

 

[ZR1Vette09]

I had a similar sounding problem. The dealer diagnosed it as the trailing arm but it never went away after tightening.

 

[97grandprix]

i took some wrenches today and tightened the lock nuts around the sleave today and it went a way.....i think when i got an alignment they didnt tighten it all the way....so problem solved

 

[secesh]

I've had that problem since I bought my car in 2001. No dealer or shop has ever been able to find anything. Pisses me off, but the two times I took a tech out on a road test it didn't do it. That's more annoying than anything. I figured if something was going to break it would have by now ?