# Ford Escort going "clunk" **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** escort, ford\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-going-clunk/55752 "2010-09-29T19:15:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ricks03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@ricks03](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ricks03)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-going-clunk/55752/1 "2010-09-29T19:15:29Z")
95 Ford Escort manual with 199k miles. Whenever I start accelerating from 0, or as I decelerate and get close to 0, I hear a “clunk” from what I think is the right front wheel well. What I expected that to be was a CV joint. What the local shop is telling me is struts. That make sense? At $850, that’s a big chunk of the value of the car. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-going-clunk/55752/2 "2010-09-29T20:44:47Z")
I wouldn’t guess struts. But, of course, I can’t look at it. My first guess would be about a bad motor mount. My next guess might involve a CV joint depending on the nature of the clunk. Next I’d be looking at sway bar links and ball joints. Either way, just go get a second opinion. Just in case, do you ever do any work on the car yourself? I have a '97 and recently replaced my front struts for $300 - “quick struts” from Strutmasters (though you can buy these lots of places). These are fully assembled units - pull out the old and pop in the new. No spring compressors or assembly/disassembly. Six bolts per side. ---
**Author:** ![kizwiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kizwiki](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kizwiki)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-going-clunk/55752/3 "2010-09-30T04:52:06Z")
Actually, it sounds more like a very cheap and easy to replace u-joint. Maybe $50, parts and labor. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-going-clunk/55752/4 "2010-09-30T17:43:20Z")
ricks03 - don’t go anywhere asking anyone about U joints. Your car doesn’t have any.