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Nov 15, 2002 | 12:01 AM

fiveptO

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

My truck has develped a bad clunk on the drivers side front wheel. It seems to happen when ever you hit a crack or bump in the road.It also happens when you are braking once in a while. It sounds like something is loose, and it is getting worse. Anyone have any ideas?

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scott

Nov 15, 2002 | 01:23 AM

Burple

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

Took me a little to find my "clunk" ended up being my shock check the bushing on the radius arm bracket. Simple to fix if it is!

Nov 15, 2002 | 10:59 AM

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

My truck is starting to do the same thing, except it's the passenger side. My problem is that I just bought it a couple months ago, and don't know anything about the lift kit that's on it. The dealer was nice and sprayed undercoating on everything. Makes it look great, except I can't see what kind of shocks, etc... I have. Maybe if I took some pictures of the radius arms, somebody could help ID my lift kit. Now there's an idea.

Dec 25, 2002 | 02:26 AM

big_saxy

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

My 93 is has the same noise. I notice a creek and clunk almost everytime I stop fast or flex the front end. I have a buddy that thinks it is somthing in the shock tower.

Dec 25, 2002 | 02:58 AM

christop43

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My battery leaked on my Bronco and the acid ate the rubber off my passenger side front body mount. Takes literally two seconds to look under there so check it out, you never know.

Dec 25, 2002 | 01:52 PM

plugugly

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

I had a clunk on my 95 4x4. Because of my 8 inch lift a weld on a frame cross member under the engine, right in line with front wheels broke. In had rewelded and the noise went away.

Dec 26, 2002 | 09:32 AM

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

I have a 91 f-150 and the same problem I just replaced the shocks, front springs, motor, and tranny mounts, for other reasons but was hoping it would help with the noise. It didn't! have you found anything yet?

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Dec 27, 2002 | 04:33 AM

crazylegs

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

I jacked it up and tried to shake everything real good even tried bouncing on the bumper and bouncing the truck by picking up on the fender

no help! I will try having someone do what you were saying with stepping on the brakes and looking at the items you mentioned. thanks.

Dec 27, 2002 | 11:11 AM

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steve83

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If you're doing it by hand, you MUST have the truck on smooth level ground in Neutral with the brakes off so there's NO stress in the driveline. You can set some chocks a few feet away from the tires to keep it from rolling away. If you need to get under it, chock the wheels tight - don't put it in Park or set the brake.

Dec 27, 2002 | 11:44 AM

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Feb 15, 2003 | 05:34 AM

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

If you have a strange pop and clunk when you cut your wheels... and you cant figure out what it is.. check right below your coil tower.. you have a fat 1 1/8 bolt that holds the knuckle and the housing together.. put a fat socket and a lonnnnnnggg bar on it and crank! I got about a 1/8 turn and fixed my CLUNK!

Feb 15, 2003 | 11:50 PM

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shotgun

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

Try coasting down a steep grade with the engine off and a buddy outside while you hit the brakes.

Or try jacking up the front end. Take a long spud bar and put under the tire and lift. Maybe you can get it to clunk that way.

Don't forget to check for a broken motor mount also. Possible the TTB bushing? Wheel bearings? Brake calipers?

Chris

Feb 16, 2003 | 12:40 AM

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jon1221

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Clunk when driving over bumps...

the nut on the top of my shock (above coil tower) came loose on the trail one time and every time i hit a bump the shock clunked since there was extra play in the mounting post. i recommend putting a second nut on top to lock them both together so they dont come loose.

-Jon