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Mysterious clunk
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:47 am
by vn15
Have a mysterious clunk when turning and at the same time hitting a bump, and when going fast in turns on rough roads.
Could it be worn out panhard bushes in the front???????
I have new OME castor bushes, swaybar poly bushes, steering tie rods.
Drop-down castor brackets. Still the old rubber bushes in the back of radiusarms.
6" lift and 37" tires
Re: Mysterious clunk
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:08 am
by bogged
Body mount rubbers.. It also gets worse when wet?
clunk
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:49 am
by Doggy
Have you run over anyone lately? some parts of them could still be hitting the car no matter how well you think you washed it
Check the body mount rubbers, mine does the same thing and Im pretty sure that what it is on mine
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 4:12 pm
by TUFFRANGIE
Could be front springs sliding on their lower coil hats as well
noises
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:11 pm
by matsmad
mine does it too, but i replace bushes etc. Seems to be coming from the floor, as if its popping up n down. only when i turn or go over bumps like u. is a mystery...
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:28 pm
by matty b
iyou noted when steering over a bump. ive seen it were the draglink has been bent only even slightly and it hits on the diff carrier. is this your noise perhaps?
Re: clunk
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:23 pm
by vn15
[quote="Sir Rollsalot"]no matter how well you think you washed it
Thanks for the tips guys, it can well be the front coils.
I thought I had washed it well
Re: clunk
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 10:45 pm
by bogged
could also be the dreaded cracked floor pan under drivers feet.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 2:31 pm
by sneaky_pete
Mine does it aswell. But in the passenger foot well.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:42 pm
by Tiny
your noise
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:26 pm
by thepatroldude
THis was a problem I had only a few months ago, check your shock, we got all the steering, brakes all redown and all it was, the shock was not screwed on, It is a large thud feels like under your feet when you drive if this is it, check your shock!!!
All the best
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 9:58 pm
by TUFF MAV
I'd check the rear radius rod bushs, or shock bushs.
Kyle
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:23 pm
by Area54
My money is on the bolts holding the diff to the radius arm, they are loose and the hole is slightly elongated.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:53 pm
by RoldIT
Bling wash job VN ...
Sorry to hi-jack but any chance you can PM me some photos/info on that front crossmember/radius drop box setup?
Cheers
EDIT: Not to worry, just checked your Members thread and found they are Wizard bolt-on jobs. I thought from the photo, it looked like a complete crossmember/drop bracket combined. I guess it's just the angle and the fact you've painted it.
Re: clunk
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 3:38 pm
by Adsman
bogged wrote:could also be the dreaded cracked floor pan under drivers feet.
Only drivers side I have seen it on the passengers floor from jumping into creeks on the Cape York trips. (Lucky they were work vehicles)
Body mount rubbers.. It also gets worse when wet?
One of our GQ LWB has the same problem and yes its worse when wet - lots worse - even creaks and knocks loud when braking or turning! We have changed the bushes for the panhard, radius rod to diff, radius rod to chassis, checked the shocks, etc. I never thought about checking the body mount rubbers. The vehicle has done heaps of corigated roads as it belonged to the general store in Cooktown. Will have to check on the weekend and let you know.
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 11:10 am
by AJS
Mine does it too. It was there (faintly) when I got the car and I thought it was the radius arm bushes. these were replaced at Mannels when I put in the 4" kit. I assume he would have told me if the holes (front or back) were elongated. Shocks have all been replaced and I replaced the two right front body blocks. The noise got worse for a while after that then settled down but is still there. I never really noticed whether wet weather makes a diff. The holes in the body that the metal part of the block sits into were slightly oversize. Would that matter?