Clunk from front end

[fjleiter]

Just picked up a 2001 Grand Caravan, noticed a clunking noise from front end. Took it back to dealer
and they replaced sway bar links. Noise is still there....

It only occurs over bumps or if I turn the wheel back and forth (may the van sway back and forth)
it will clunk as well.

Any ideas?

[charger72]

Could be the struts are worn. How many miles does it have?

[fjleiter]

van has 52k miles on it.

[acton mike]

a couple of possibilities

the upper bearing plates on the struts may be worn out

or

the lower ball joints might be done

you might take the van to a trustworthy alignment shop and have the front end checked out/diagnosed and get an estimate on the cost of repairs. Some shops charge for this; some do it gratis

you can then make a decision on whether or not you feel comfortable in doing the job yourself, either from a technical point of view or the cost.

but you can avoid the problem of changing parts until you find the problem

[wangus]

make sure they replaced all the sway bar bushings and not just the endlinks, the inboard bushings that go "around" the bar could be the culprits...

[fjleiter]

Got the van back, the dealer replaced the steering rack and everything appears to be fixed now. thanks for the suggestions.