Yeret
The Village Drunk
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- Oct 2, 2014
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- 5.9 Magnum
Well, another odd one. Bluntly put, when I turn my truck to the left, there is some kind of clunking noise coming from the passenger side. It seems to only happen if there is some kind of bump or elevation change in the road while turning. So, if I'm in a parking lot, I can turn hard left and there's no problem but if I turn even moderately left and I go over a bump or elevation change, something on the passenger side makes a clunking noise. I can feel it a little in the steering and even through the floor. Kind of like there's a dude tied underneath the truck and he's hitting the floor with a hammer.
I first noticed this when I took my truck to the shop to fix the binding and general slop issues I had while turning in any direction. The new passenger side tie rod fixed both problems but the clunk still persists. The problem only happens when I turn to the left. No problems turning to the right.
My first thought is ball joints but I'm curious as to what y'all think. I'm gonna dig up the jack, lift up the front end and yank on some stuff to look for slop anywhere but there really isn't a whole lot of stuff on the passenger side that I can figure would do this.
I first noticed this when I took my truck to the shop to fix the binding and general slop issues I had while turning in any direction. The new passenger side tie rod fixed both problems but the clunk still persists. The problem only happens when I turn to the left. No problems turning to the right.
My first thought is ball joints but I'm curious as to what y'all think. I'm gonna dig up the jack, lift up the front end and yank on some stuff to look for slop anywhere but there really isn't a whole lot of stuff on the passenger side that I can figure would do this.