Thanks for the tip about the bushings. I too am having a clunk sound when going over any kind of bump at low speed.

It turns out there is a dealer technical service bulletin about this. (attached)

I am going to try and replace the bushings and put in the correct bracket. Will report back once it is done if this is a success.

 

Ok, here's the deal. It turns out the the noise wasn't the bushings at all. Thanks to doing some more research, and thanks to my regular mechanic, it turns out that this was the problem: I had recently gotten my brakes done, and the idiot didn't replace the clips with the pads, so they were clanking all over the place. Thanks to this thread

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=24013

which really helped me in figuring this whole thing out. And of course, thanks to my mechanic, who confirmed that this was indeed the problem.

Now, of course, in being prompt, I ordered some bushings for my 03 S-Type that I no longer need. I was going to return them to the shop I got them from, but I figure I'd offer them to the members here first (for a discount, of course). It's one way I can say "thanks" to this online community.

Here's a link to the exact bushings that I bought:

http://www.carpartsdiscount.com/auto...ml?3593=105202

The 2 bushings cost $110.90 plus shipping via the website. If you want these bushings, I'm asking $100 even, and I'll ship them free.

This offer is good for exactly 7 days from today, and if I don't sell them here, I'm just going to return them and get a refund.

Please send a PM if you are interested.

Thanks again to all who helped me solve this noise issue.

 

I went out and got under the jag and low and behold my front sway bar seems to be moving side to side. There is a 1/8 - 1/4 side to side movment. Is that consistant with the noise? Is that fixed by replacing the bushings?

 

Excellent!

 

Praise Jeebus. The clunk is gone. New front sway bar bushings (the new type) and the clunk is gone. Whole car feels tighter now.

 

thanks for the follow up fwilder!! Glad you fixed it.

 

I have an 02 s-type that fits in this range of this bulletin and I want to know if anyone can tell me how to tell if this has been fixed on my car already. I am getting the click and when I push on the front fender with my ear near the upper arm, I can hear the click and it sounds like it's coming straight from there. So, I guess I need two questions answered as I've seen a few suggestions on here.

1: Can I tell if the bulletin has been done

2: Can I replace just the bushings or do I have to do the whole arm?