Clunking sound

[Quick_Shifter]

50s and 60s. Lol. I don’t mind the cold so much but the rain is a no go. No covered work area.

Yeah sucks LOL

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

Dude 60s and 70s is beautiful weather !!! COME ON !!

 

[Bingo]

lol i'll take that weather all day. its -32C here this morning. Try working on your truck in that!!

 

[Octane]

I had under torqued LCA's on my 2wd for quite a while with the same issue.I searched that truck over and under for a while till I recalled the dealer aligning the front end a few months before,and a good tightening is all they needed.Never overestimate the skills or mistakes of a tech.

 

[Bradley Newdom]

Check and tighten your sway bar end links

 

[crazykid1994]

Check and tighten your sway bar end links

I wish it was that simple. The fronts were disconnected and the rears I checked already and they’re good. I’m actually pretty sure it’s my front UCA on the passenger side contacting the frame at the mounting tab.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

I wish it was that simple. The fronts were disconnected and the rears I checked already and they’re good. I’m actually pretty sure it’s my front UCA on the passenger side contacting the frame at the mounting tab.

Call Nick tell him to get a line on the icons LOL

 

[Quick_Shifter]

@crazykid1994 I trust your judgement on symptoms. Would it be possible to get a dremel in there to remove a little metal to confirm the noise goes away?

 

[crazykid1994]

@crazykid1994 I trust your judgement on symptoms. Would it be possible to get a dremel in there to remove a little metal to confirm the noise goes away?

I have plans to pull them and take an angle grinder to them. I’m also going to try to see if the bushing slid somehow and if I can push it back. Hoping for good weather tomorrow to pull it apart. If that fixes them I’ll buy icons. Lol.

 

[Jwithing]

Probably not your problem, but I figured I'd throw it out there... about a year and a half ago, I had a really loud pop/bang noise intermittently on the passenger side. Especially over bumps. I, for the life of me, couldn't figure it out inspecting the suspension. Finally broke down and took it to the gougey offroad shop after it got worse. My caliper slide bolts were completely gone and the top portion of my caliper was essentially hopping up and down. Of course they thought I was an idiot and just changed my brakes and didn't tighten them down. In reality I changed my brakes over a year prior. If I had just changed my brakes, that would've been the first thing I checked. Never even remotely suspected something crazy like that.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Probably not your problem, but I figured I'd throw it out there... about a year and a half ago, I had a really loud pop/bang noise intermittently on the passenger side. Especially over bumps. I, for the life of me, couldn't figure it out inspecting the suspension. Finally broke down and took it to the gougey offroad shop after it got worse. My caliper slide bolts were completely gone and the top portion of my caliper was essentially hopping up and down. Of course they thought I was an idiot and just changed my brakes and didn't tighten them down. In reality I changed my brakes over a year prior. If I had just changed my brakes, that would've been the first thing I checked. Never even remotely suspected something crazy like that.

Most sounds come from overlooked and uncommon areas. I had a guy come in once and he was walking me around his truck explaining what he was hearing/feeling I pulled out his hitch receiver and put it under his back seat and told him to take it for a ride and let me know if it continues. He came back 20 minutes later feeling foolish I just said hey man sometimes all you need is a fresh set of eyes

 

[crazykid1994]

well bad news. I need new control arms. There is no temporary fix and I’m not sure why only one of 4 bushings failed. The others look fine to me. Both pictures are of the passenger side just from one end and the other end. As you can see in the second picture my bushing is shredded. I may contact zone and see if this is a standard replacement bushing for the time being and maybe order ball joints too and do a full rebuild on it. But not sure if it’s worth it to rebuild them anyways.

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

well bad news. I need new control arms. There is no temporary fix and I’m not sure why only one of 4 bushings failed. The others look fine to me. Both pictures are of the passenger side just from one end and the other end. As you can see in the second picture my bushing is shredded. I may contact zone and see if this is a standard replacement bushing for the time being and maybe order ball joints too and do a full rebuild on it. But not sure if it’s worth it to rebuild them anyways.

Wait! those are the zone UCAs?

 

[Quick_Shifter]

well bad news. I need new control arms. There is no temporary fix and I’m not sure why only one of 4 bushings failed. The others look fine to me. Both pictures are of the passenger side just from one end and the other end. As you can see in the second picture my bushing is shredded. I may contact zone and see if this is a standard replacement bushing for the time being and maybe order ball joints too and do a full rebuild on it. But not sure if it’s worth it to rebuild them anyways.

That will do it. To be honest if I pulled that off a truck I would say the bushing was tightened with the suspension unloaded because it looks like a stress twist. Knowing that you know better than that. Just a failed bushing that may have been bad for a while just didnt expose itself until after the warranty expired

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

That will do it. To be honest if I pulled that off a truck I would say the bushing was tightened with the suspension unloaded because it looks like a stress twist. Knowing that you know better than that. Just a failed bushing that may have been bad for a while just didnt expose itself until after the warranty expired

Those d@mn warranties !!! lol ...

 

[crazykid1994]

That will do it. To be honest if I pulled that off a truck I would say the bushing was tightened with the suspension unloaded because it looks like a stress twist. Knowing that you know better than that. Just a failed bushing that may have been bad for a while just didnt expose itself until after the warranty expired

I thought it looks like a stress twist too but not sure how. I made sure every time I modified my suspension they were loosened and retightened after setting the vehicle down. But the fact that only 1 failed and not both or not all 4 is weird to me. I’m wondering if it didn’t rip last time I was off-roading but didn’t fail all the way and has just taken time to finish separating. Makes me want some free spin bushings like giiro joints or poly bushings but I don’t want the maintenance of poly. I tried sourcing out giiro bushings but they aren’t available in this size.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

@crazykid1994 I normally put a thin layer of grease on the edges to ensure when the suspension loads up everything moves into place nicely.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

I thought it looks like a stress twist too but not sure how. I made sure every time I modified my suspension they were loosened and retightened after setting the vehicle down. But the fact that only 1 failed and not both or not all 4 is weird to me. I’m wondering if it didn’t rip last time I was off-roading but didn’t fail all the way and has just taken time to finish separating. Makes me want some free spin bushings like giiro joints or poly bushings but I don’t want the maintenance of poly. I tried sourcing out giiro bushings but they aren’t available in this size.

offroading definitely has a way of testing suspension parts. Im wondering if the rubber swelled and was getting stuck and twisting? pb blaster will make rubber swell along with a lot of other chemicals we use all the time

 

[crazykid1994]

Alright. Zone got back to me on the bushing. It’s a raybestos 560-1098. May order a set and replace them for now and prepare for some new control arms soon. 20$ a bushing. Just have to find who can press them for me.

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

Alright. Zone got back to me on the bushing. It’s a raybestos 560-1098. May order a set and replace them for now and prepare for some new control arms soon. 20$ a bushing. Just have to find who can press them for me.

You can rent the control arm bushing press from an autozone ...