1996 5.0 "clunk"

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Mar 13, 2015 | 08:29 PM

freefisherman

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1996 5.0 "clunk"

Taking off from a complete stop I feel one, sometimes 2 big "clunks" and its quite hard to locate, anyone have ideas as to what it is and how to fix it? I ran it by a few people and they didn't seem to know.

Mar 13, 2015 | 08:55 PM

ZombieSlayer

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Does it happen when stopping as well? I have the same issue and the most likely culprits (in no particular order) are:

Motor mount(s)
Transmission mount
Spline gear

I have a couple of different guys look into it and just from a cursory inspection and drive it hasn't been nailed down specifically yet. Of course since everything else is original on my truck, I'm sure all of mounts and bushings need replacing

Mar 13, 2015 | 09:04 PM

Deadsquiggles

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I had the same problem with mine when I first bought it and it ended up being an axle shaft.

Mar 13, 2015 | 09:12 PM

freefisherman

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I bought mine from a lady that bought it in 96 off the lot, they did regular maintenance on iit but they let a few things go that I gotta take care of lol, thanks for the input

Mar 14, 2015 | 01:43 PM

Toyman

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Check radius arm bushings also, I have had them clunk when bad. Could also be a sway bar link or loose shock. So many things can make noise. Need to try and pin point where the noise is on the vehicle, front/rear/middle....

Mar 16, 2015 | 08:49 PM

Pickupmanx2

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Maybe similar, maybe not, but on my 02 F350 CC/4x4 it would clunk, turns out it was the splines on the drive-shaft, pulled apart, cleaned, lubed, new boot,,, no more clunk.