Last weekend I dropped the sub frame on my Cooper S to change out the lower control arm bushings for the prepressed powerflex bushings from Way. The install took a while as I had never done a sub frame drop before and it seemed to go together great.

Now when I have the steering wheel turned and drop off the driveway from the house to the street I get a loud pop sound. It is coming from the drivers side. I am assuming ball joints now but I am not sure. I have 88k on the clock and and I don't think they have been changed out before.

Thoughts?

 

Too broad of a question, but my answer is going to be, make sure all the fasteners you loosened are retorqued to manufacture spec.

 

old programmer adage . .


when you are sure everything is right


and the program does not work


something you are sure of


is wrong


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if it did not POP b4 ... I'd have a good guess of where the POP is comin' from . .


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I ran a GEN1 for over 100,000 ... had to replace the control arm bushings but ball joints? naaaaa

 

I double checked the torque values on everything and they are good. The control arm bushings were shot as I could move the front wheels forward and back an inch each direction. The arms came right out with the rubber in pieces which is why they were replaced.

I am pretty sure this car was beat on before I got it as there is a bunch of stuff that needs fixed.