'96 windstar,bumping noise

i have read so many of the other windstar owners with the front passenger clunking noise.i have been chasing it for a long time.it is my life's challenge.recent threads have talked about the tension strut bushing and broken weld.i was really looking today and i am pretty sure it is the tension strut where it passes through the sub frame.there is a square cut out on each side of subframe,but the inner cut out seems to have very little clearance for the tension strut not to bump it.just to experiment i cut a few inches of garden hose,split it and slid it onto the strut where it passes through.the noise is considerably less.i think i will look for a thicker and larger diameter hose to slide on.

Hello

I've had this problem on my 93 Windstar and on my 93 Taurus. It's really annoying. This is fixable with a wirefeed welder. I have a picture of mine welded up. PM me if you would like me to emial it to you.

Regards

Dan

If it turns out you need the weld and you are not a welder like me. Some years ago I replaced a floor pan in my old Rx 7 and called around and had a welder weld me a nice seam for about 20 bucks. Took him 15 min. seems the weld may not be as long as what I needed so if you call around you may get it done fairly cheap. hope this helps.