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I drive a 2006 Cobalt LT Sedan, it was making this clunking noise when I would make a turn and go over any bump in the road. Turns out that it's my bushings that are worn out and need to be replaced. My question is, do the entire lower arm (on both sides) have to be replaced to replace the bushings?? The mechanic I went to go see says that Chevy made these in a way that the entire arm has to be changed, even if the ball joint is still o.k.. Does somebody know if this is true or if he's taking me for a ride??
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colbalt has a known problem with the intermediate shaft on steering column to the rack wears out there is also a ton of info online about the front end problem also check and make sure your cradle bolts are tight also check if your vehicle is or was in the recall [ elect power steering unit ]
I have 3 2005 Malibus - 1 Maxx LT, 1 Sedan LT, and 1 Sedan LS. All three needed to have the steering rod replaced by 50K miles. You'd feel a muted clunk through the wheel when turning. The other light clunk issue I had with the Maxx was I hit a parking curb and it broke the lower radiator bracket. In certain bumps you'd feel a light clunk. A new $22 bracket fixed the issue and now I make sure I never pull too far into the spaces in the garage at work.
The intermediate steering shaft loses lubrication and develops a clunk - this is an engineering deficiency in many GM products dating back to the early 90s.
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The electrically assisted steering column actually has plastic gears in it which wear down quickly, get sloppy and cause clunking through the steering wheel.
If your car is out of warranty, this will be expensive.
GM knows about both of these issues, and continues to engineer these problems into their products.
Thanks Pierre, I'll definetly do that.
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