Hey, so i've recently purchased a 1988 f150 that i've repainted and gone over and almost rebuilt, i did the radius arm bushing awhile back and now i'm starting to get the same clunking sound underneath the truck, i've check the bushing its still good, but today i pulled the bushing off and noticed about an 1/8" space between the top of the bushing and the bracket could this be causing my "clunk" sound? does anybody have any suggestions? i've done the shocks, tie rods, wheel bearings, ball joint were done before i bought it, and the pivot arm bushing are intact as far as i can tell.

 

Thank for all your help...........NOT! O and by the way i figured it out myself, what a useless forum this is!

 

Cool story. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

 

can i ask what the problem was cause im haveing the same problem

 

hey jason ill pm you cause this guy is pissing me off and dont deserve an answer

 

well looks like i cant pm you describe to me what its doing

 

well the new bushings i installed have room around them to move

 

Hope it doesn't clunk like this...

 

I guess he figured out the cause was his ineptitude leaving such an important part loose.

 

Mine was the body mount was pulling away from the frame, chiseled out the rivets and got bolts in place, all good now. I cam on this forum hoping for advice on what to do. i figured with so many ford enthusiasts on here it would help my search.

 

This topic gets covered all the time. Do a search! A search of the word "clunk" comes up with about 700 threads in the 87-96 ford truck forum.

A pop, clunk, or banging noise can be caused by many things... the important thing is to take note of when the noise occurs... when braking, turning, accelerating, going over bumps, driving over uneven ground(frame twist) ect...

I would suggest checking all the normal things like ball joints, tie-rods, brake calipers, radius-arm bushings, shock bolts/bushings, spring -eye bushings, body mounts, ect... taking into account the specific situation that causes the noise and figuring on how that situation effects that specific part. If all of that checks out then the next thing to check (and very common in our trucks) is loose or tweaked engine or transmission cross-member.

there is or was a TSB from ford that covered the frame/cross-member problem and had the procedure to fix it. I used to have a link to it but it seems to not work any more. If I remember correctly the engine cross-member got a couple of the rivets replaced... transmission cross-members had the bolts loosened and re-torqued.

hope that helps

 

Dear 1992150Custom,
Please understand, that when your request for help, in a particular forum, here or otherwise, isn't answered in the manner or timely fashion that would give you the results that you are hoping for, that doesn't mean that that particular forum, or entity shall be considered 'useless' as you put it.

People here, who are Very adept at helping out with problems that come through here, and there are many, not only always jump in and try and help, but form a bond with Ford Truck owners, and others, for we all will need a hand that has held a wrench or manual at one point in time.

Please have a Nice Ford Day.

 

sorry seems you figured it out and posted while I was writing... We are enthusiasts and all of us come here to share and learn...

here's a link that might help next time:

Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - Search Forums

 

Thanks goodBOY, I appreciate the help, the mount pulling away is caused from the body lift installed by the previous owner the passenger side will need to be fixed soon too. but for now it will hold till i have the time.

 

I know this was caused by a issue different to mine, but my 1990 has a Clunk when I turn to the right. and the wheels sit /-/ \-\ I'm thinking Tie-rod ends for one thing. it only does this when turning to the right and bumps won't cause it

heres a link to my photobucket album of my front end theres too many pictures to post them all in this thread lol

Old Guys Front end Pictures pictures by court1100f - Photobucket