in march i had a noise that sounded like bad ball joints. it turned out to be sway bar end links thank god. well gess what the noise is back. i do disconnect the end likes for wheeling (to cheap for real disconnects). what should i check first?
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in march i had a noise that sounded like bad ball joints. it turned out to be sway bar end links thank god. well gess what the noise is back. i do disconnect the end likes for wheeling (to cheap for real disconnects). what should i check first?
best thing to do is get a buddy to turn steering wheel while you are under it,,,that way you may see what it may be...what kind of noise
a light clunk after turning a courner. or uneven part of the road. i can feel it in the floor.
oh and the ball joints where said to be good in march
yep get under it make sure alls tight...
will check tomorrow. could it be the trac bar?
could be many things,,,,post up what ya find,,others will chip in of what they may think it is...good luck dude
If you feel in in the floor, chances are it is the trac bar. I have the same problem right now and will be replacing mine.
I get this from time to time. my track bar mount on the frame will come a little loose and it will clunk when I turn or hit a bump. I take the bolt out and tread lock it and works for another year or so. check the track bar or the rod ends on the tie rod.
Mine does this too, but its because of my flex joints on my control arms rocking back and forth. So unless you have those, I am completely useless to you. :D
how do i check the trac bar? was at the gas station 2day and pushed up on the front of the heep and seen a small gap between the sway bar and the bushing. will take end links off and see if it goes away..... hopefully
Sounds like a stuffed joint somewhere. I always check all the rubber seals and I grease mine before I go wheeling. Use marine grease so it handles the water.
I had something like that from my trac bar, tighting it solved the problem.
You may want to check the other bushings (control arms ones) they may cause noises too.
Saar.
i finally figured out my noise. had a real loud pop sound today. so i had my brother turn the wheel and i could see the joint move on the frame for the trac bar. my ?? is if i fill it with greese will it help my trac bar last for now untill chrismas when my wife is buying me a 4.5 inch witch im getting a new trac bar.
That could be a dangerous situation....
I drove on a popping trackbar for about 6 months before I finally got around to changing it. Sometimes it would pop really bad and other times not hardly at all. It really bothered me there towards the end to even be driving on it.