You have any ideas on my rattling noise?
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I recently bought my 2003 V10 excursion and I have had a funny noise that is driving me CRAZY!
At low rpm its a fast rattling noise, if I press the gas it stops. my first thought was that it was a heat shield on something under the truck. I have inspected all the heat shields on the exhaust but nothing is loose. It sounds just like the noise that would emit from such a problem, but no luck finding the cause.....
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
At low rpm its a fast rattling noise, if I press the gas it stops. my first thought was that it was a heat shield on something under the truck. I have inspected all the heat shields on the exhaust but nothing is loose. It sounds just like the noise that would emit from such a problem, but no luck finding the cause.....
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Taking Golfmediks advice I looked into the sway bar and bushings. I was floored at what I saw....
The drivers side bushing that attaches to the sway bar is installed correctly.
BUT, the passenger side!!
Bottom of Arm
Top of Arm
Someone bolted the bushing to the sway bar on the outboard side of the sway bar. The bushing bar is rubbing against the front leaf spring. I am not sure if this is causing my noise but its a problem that I will be fixing today.
The drivers side bushing that attaches to the sway bar is installed correctly.
BUT, the passenger side!!
Bottom of Arm
Top of Arm
Someone bolted the bushing to the sway bar on the outboard side of the sway bar. The bushing bar is rubbing against the front leaf spring. I am not sure if this is causing my noise but its a problem that I will be fixing today.
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I just finished fixing the problem from the above posted pics. The only problem was that someone had attached that arm to the wrong side of sway bar. Looks good now
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I test drove it after repair and all seems well except I still have my noise. Its hard to explain... When I am barely accelerating It sounds good, little more gas I get rattling noise, little more gas and it goes away. As I said above it sounds like a guard underneath that is rattling but I have put my hands on everything and cant find anything loose
....I test drove it after repair and all seems well except I still have my noise. Its hard to explain... When I am barely accelerating It sounds good, little more gas I get rattling noise, little more gas and it goes away. As I said above it sounds like a guard underneath that is rattling but I have put my hands on everything and cant find anything loose
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I just finished fixing the problem from the above posted pics. The only problem was that someone had attached that arm to the wrong side of sway bar. Looks good now....
I test drove it after repair and all seems well except I still have my noise. Its hard to explain... When I am barely accelerating It sounds good, little more gas I get rattling noise, little more gas and it goes away. As I said above it sounds like a guard underneath that is rattling but I have put my hands on everything and cant find anything loose
....I test drove it after repair and all seems well except I still have my noise. Its hard to explain... When I am barely accelerating It sounds good, little more gas I get rattling noise, little more gas and it goes away. As I said above it sounds like a guard underneath that is rattling but I have put my hands on everything and cant find anything loose
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Check the universal joints and the mid bearing on the drive shaft. Get under it, twist it, shake it and visually inspect them. I also wonder if you are hearing the rear end carrier bearing..
Is the noise up front, mid or rear of the truck??
Is the noise up front, mid or rear of the truck??
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Thanks golfmedik
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Get under there and bang and shake everything and check your body mounts. Are you sure it isn't the sway bar link mounts? Put someone in the back with the door open and leaning out to listen, somebody you don't like (just kidding) but don't make any fast turns.
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