Banging in front end
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Banging in front end
This has been happening for a while now and i just noticed it the other day while going through a rough road in the city. It almost sounds like the ball joints on both sides are buggered but i checked them and they seem to be alright. Everytime i go over a sudden small bump i here a bang. Not all that loud but noticeable.
My tires are only 3 months old and are both wearing to the inside which indicates that the front end is out of alignment. But before i go in for an alignment i want to make sure nothing is wrong.
I have also noticed when i lift one tire off of the ground when i attempt to turn the tire, the tie rod joint where the steering arm from the power steering attaches to the tie rod will allow the tie rods to move back and forth yet none of the tie rod ends have any play up and down or side to side. It moves on the joint without any play that would point to a worn out tie rod end. Its hard to explain but i think that could be the problem. Also sometimes the truck wants to turn to the right wile going down the highway and someties it wont.
Any idea to what would cause this?
My tires are only 3 months old and are both wearing to the inside which indicates that the front end is out of alignment. But before i go in for an alignment i want to make sure nothing is wrong.
I have also noticed when i lift one tire off of the ground when i attempt to turn the tire, the tie rod joint where the steering arm from the power steering attaches to the tie rod will allow the tie rods to move back and forth yet none of the tie rod ends have any play up and down or side to side. It moves on the joint without any play that would point to a worn out tie rod end. Its hard to explain but i think that could be the problem. Also sometimes the truck wants to turn to the right wile going down the highway and someties it wont.
Any idea to what would cause this?
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Get a front end check from a local tire store for starters. Check the spring end bushings see if they are worn out.....the spring can contact the frame under your feet. I replaced spring bushings with Energy Suspension parts last summer.
Tough to diagnose over the net.......
Tough to diagnose over the net.......
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Are you saying there is play at the steering gear to drag link or the pitman arem is moving back and forth..? the drag link that goes across the truck has a joing that wears out at the pitman arm..
Check the bushing on the radius arms.. to the frame under your feet where the attach to the frame.. these wear out.. a lot..will make a lot of noise not real hard to change.. aslo the brackets rust out and need to be replaced pretty common
Check the bushing on the radius arms.. to the frame under your feet where the attach to the frame.. these wear out.. a lot..will make a lot of noise not real hard to change.. aslo the brackets rust out and need to be replaced pretty common
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I had clunking noises on my 88 250 when i hit the washboards on the dirt road by my house. I replaced the shocks front and rear and the noises went away completly.
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So those rubber bushings are pretty common to puke out hey!!! How hard are they to change and how much am i looking at to replace them?
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After you find out what the problem really is........if your interested in Energy Suspension products...... where I got mine......
call:
Auto Parts Center
(204) 783 7400
1102 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0N8
call:
Auto Parts Center
(204) 783 7400
1102 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0N8
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My old 84 had a clunk when I hit bumps, it was the leaf spring bushings.
I got the poly ones from Energy, you can have the old ones pressed out or
do it the hard way like I did, I drilled holes in the rubber with a 1/2" bit until I had room to get in a sawzall blade and sawed through the steel sleeve part then hammered them out.
I got the poly ones from Energy, you can have the old ones pressed out or
do it the hard way like I did, I drilled holes in the rubber with a 1/2" bit until I had room to get in a sawzall blade and sawed through the steel sleeve part then hammered them out.
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When I replaced the bushings on my IFS, I didn't have to cut the sleeves to get them out. They were so worn that one was halfway through the sleeve and the other had cut completely through the sleeve and had worn a 1-inch wide X 1/8-inch deep groove in the axle arm. I had to weld in some filling and grind it down to make it round again.
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I don't know about your area, but I bought regular rubber replacement bushings for about $10 each. When my wife is back to work, I'll start thinking about replacing all bushings throughout with the nicer polyurethane variety.
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You can buy a complete kit of poly bushings for around $100
http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/fdt1.html
http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/fdt1.html
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