front end noise
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it is!!!
Last edited by PA-Mark; Dec 18, 2011 at 02:29 PM. Reason: spelling
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My truck was just aligned a few months ago, o imagine they would not have been able to align it if the ball joints were bad? That combined with all the mew parts and bushings I've put in over the last year and im stumped. Almost sounds like the axle banging around inside the hub, but they are brand new hubs....
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Maybe you don't know what you know........
In your photo of the front spring hanger mount from the angle of the photo you can't see the spring eye bushing. On that end of the spring the top leaf has the bushing in it's eye and the second leaf has the air space shown in your photo as it wraps around the top leaf's eye. The bushing is only in the top leaf's eye, centered around the bolt thats in the top right of the photo, inside the mounting bracket. Nothing in that photo looks abnormal.
Not trying to bust your stones, just trying to help. My EX's frontend clunks also, I'm still looking.
In your photo of the front spring hanger mount from the angle of the photo you can't see the spring eye bushing. On that end of the spring the top leaf has the bushing in it's eye and the second leaf has the air space shown in your photo as it wraps around the top leaf's eye. The bushing is only in the top leaf's eye, centered around the bolt thats in the top right of the photo, inside the mounting bracket. Nothing in that photo looks abnormal.
Not trying to bust your stones, just trying to help. My EX's frontend clunks also, I'm still looking.
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Tightened up the u bolts..only turned like an 8th of a turn so iam gunna say that's not the problem ethier
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not yet almost replaced all the bushing in the front end,new shocks and tightened up the u-bolt....
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soooooo.....
you havent tried the jack &prybay idea yet?
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Not to be smart, but just to be sure, you did jack from the frame. If you jack the axle you will just be checking the wheel ends. Also the size of the prybar must be enough to overcome the weight of the axle wheels tires and suspention componants.
Again just trying to help, Mark
Wish you lived close I would help, instead of just armchair quarterback...
Again just trying to help, Mark
Wish you lived close I would help, instead of just armchair quarterback...