When driving and I turn steering wheel either left or right I hear/feel a faint thud under the hood?

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As a woman it’s hard to find a good mechanic/shop that will tell you the truth or even having the proper knowledge to tell you what’s wrong. I feel defeated.
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Friday, August 18th, 2023 AT 4:30 PM
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I am sorry to hear that. The fact that it is worse then we are on the right track, but the mounts could be inferior to the factory mounts, you might want to try another shop.
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Saturday, August 19th, 2023 AT 9:35 AM
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Yes I’ll try another shop. Thank you
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Saturday, August 19th, 2023 AT 1:27 PM
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Hey, is this normal? I got both lower ball joints replaced, my driver's side is the one without the ball and the passenger is the one with the silver ball. The passenger has this black thick grease on it and the driver's side doesn’t.
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Saturday, August 19th, 2023 AT 6:51 PM
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This is the passenger side with the thick black grease.
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Saturday, August 19th, 2023 AT 6:54 PM
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Yep, that is normal.
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Sunday, August 20th, 2023 AT 11:36 AM
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Okay. Why does one side have the thick black goo but the other one doesn’t?
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Sunday, August 20th, 2023 AT 4:09 PM
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It looks like the ball joint boot is leaking on the old ball joint.
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Monday, August 21st, 2023 AT 9:30 AM
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Hey, so I found out why my car is shaking in idle while in reverse after replacing engine mounts. One my bolts are missing on the bottom trans mount. I tried to put another bolt in, but the thread is gone. Is there anyways I can fix it?
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Monday, September 11th, 2023 AT 10:25 AM
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Good find, yep you can install a Heli coil.

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Please let us know how it goes.

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Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 AT 9:50 AM
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Okay, thanks!
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 AT 4:57 PM
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You are welcome, please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 AT 11:03 AM

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