On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:50:16 -0400, "hyundaitech"
<notpublic@not.public.com> wrote:

>I spoke to a Hyundai field engineer today and asked him about this. He
>indicated that there were new struts with a different damping coefficient
>and new, softer bushings. I got the impression this was phased in for
>the '07 model year.
>
>It's possible the retrofit may be for the bushings only to avoid
>introducing ride quality complications from changing the damping
>coefficient.

Thanks for the info HT!

I just got a P/N from the original person (mat22trees) that got the
first fix:

P/N: 3536966
Description: Seal, 1.456"

That doesn't sound like a bushing or pad as Matt first reported. I'll
chalk that up to normal miscommunication.

Bad news: Matt reports that while the fix improved the K-thunk noise,
it didn't eliminate it.

Good news: He reported that the noise was reduced enough to satisfy
him.

If it improves around 50%, I'll be satisfied too. I will report back
as soon as I hear something from my dealer.
-

Bob

 

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:50:16 -0400, "hyundaitech"
<notpublic@not.public.com> wrote:

>I spoke to a Hyundai field engineer today and asked him about this. He
>indicated that there were new struts with a different damping coefficient
>and new, softer bushings. I got the impression this was phased in for
>the '07 model year.
>
>It's possible the retrofit may be for the bushings only to avoid
>introducing ride quality complications from changing the damping
>coefficient.

Thanks for the info HT!

I just got a P/N from the original person (mat22trees) that got the
first fix:

P/N: 3536966
Description: Seal, 1.456"

That doesn't sound like a bushing or pad as Matt first reported. I'll
chalk that up to normal miscommunication.

Bad news: Matt reports that while the fix improved the K-thunk noise,
it didn't eliminate it.

Good news: He reported that the noise was reduced enough to satisfy
him.

If it improves around 50%, I'll be satisfied too. I will report back
as soon as I hear something from my dealer.
-

Bob

 

Unfortunately, 3536966 isn't a Hyundai part number. I suspect that the
dealer, like I alluded above, received the parts for free and this was
simply their way of recording them on the repair order with a number
assigned by them.

Hyundai part numbers will have five digits, a dash, and five more digits,
typically. The first five indicate the type of part and the second five
indicate model (loosely) and revisions.

 

Unfortunately, 3536966 isn't a Hyundai part number. I suspect that the
dealer, like I alluded above, received the parts for free and this was
simply their way of recording them on the repair order with a number
assigned by them.

Hyundai part numbers will have five digits, a dash, and five more digits,
typically. The first five indicate the type of part and the second five
indicate model (loosely) and revisions.