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Old 10-02-2001, 10:52 PM
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Thump when braking

Today during a stop and go drive on I-5 (rush hour traffic) I noticed a single thump whenever I applied the brakes. Thump noise can be felt from the front drivers side floorboard. The thump noise can be felt more at lower speeds, say less than 5 miles.
Old 10-03-2001, 10:40 PM
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The same thing is happening to my car. I had it checked out and found it was the rubber bushing on the front of my torque arm. They said it will be a pain in the rear to fix it but you can get it done at a shop for about $250 bucks or so. Good luck.

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Old 10-04-2001, 06:44 AM
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I felt a similer bump except it was during acceleration. It turned out to be the tranny mount bolts had come loose. You may want to check those.

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Old 10-04-2001, 09:54 PM
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Thanks for the reply. As far as the "thump" goes it only does it once everytime I applied the brakes. I will check both the tranny mount bolts and torque arm bushing.
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