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csl2006
03-16-09, 12:16 AM
Ok well I thought maybe that thudding sound I've been hearing was the front shocks...oh yes they were bad, litterly grab them and push them in with ease. So I put some new ones on today...they work great BUT still thudding. So I thought it was my K&N FIPK2 hitting my fender well area...so I put on the heat shield...nope still doing it. My buddy was with me and said he could feel it in the passenger floor board and I can feel it in my clutch pedal :confused:

I checked the ball joints they all seem good...tie rod ends feel good...everything does, bushings are good etc...even check the tranny mount its good....ugh im clueless here..thought it was the motor mounts even but nope. Any ideas I haven't went over would be helpful for me to check out. (it thudds when hitting a bump sometimes...sometimes it wont...and its not just one thudd its usually 3-4thudds)
Junksterr
03-16-09, 01:12 AM
I secretly sneak up there and randomly knock on your truck while your driving around giving you the illusion that there is something wrong with it....
Junksterr
03-16-09, 01:14 AM
check your exhaust???... Dunno just a guess maybe one of the rubber pieces is broken or something of the sort, Only thing I can think of right off hand that would just flop around like that.
ShowNgo4fun
03-16-09, 01:31 AM
Have you checked the U joints. Seems like someone had this problem a few months back and it was the U joints.
csl2006
03-16-09, 11:23 PM
I checked the exhaust today its good..I was thinking maybe the carrier bearing. I'll have to check it after work tommorow...been busy today washin the r6 and messing with the new blackberry
Slacker1357
03-16-09, 11:30 PM
wheel clearance issue? my LTB's thud, but only when Im slamming on it.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t67/slacker1357/Truck%20events/0316091859a.jpg
csl2006
03-16-09, 11:51 PM
no im only running 225's. Im thinkin jesses probably right either u-joints or carrier bearing is going out. Kinda odd I feel it in my clutch pedal so its probably comin from the drive line somewhere
Junksterr
03-16-09, 11:57 PM
bolt loose on suspension?? maybe....
Slacker1357
03-16-09, 11:58 PM
4wd? or two?

My other guess is CV shaft... possibly the U-joints...
csl2006
03-17-09, 12:03 AM
lol look at my truck.....it aint a 4wd....
Junksterr
03-17-09, 12:05 AM
rofl
ShowNgo4fun
03-17-09, 12:09 AM
no im only running 225's. Im thinkin jesses probably right either u-joints or carrier bearing is going out. Kinda odd I feel it in my clutch pedal so its probably comin from the drive line somewhere

Yeah...i might be right! lol.
csl2006
03-17-09, 12:12 AM
lets hope so. Im just gonna have a mechanic look at it. Inspection is due before april so they can hopefully tell me whats wrong...say thanks i'll fix it myself
Big Mack Daddy
03-17-09, 12:21 AM
my vote is for the carrier bearing also...had a ford ranger with horrible u joints but i couldnt feel it in the clutch pedal
csl2006
03-17-09, 12:25 AM
well i'll give 'em a check thanks boys
Slacker1357
03-17-09, 12:36 AM
Lol... okay! :D

I have heard of a few people having lowered 4wd trucks... I dont quite get it, but they're out there... just one of the questions i had to ask. lol
csl2006
03-17-09, 10:39 PM
negatory on, u-joints, carrier bearing, tranny mount/rubber bushing, exhaust, or rear end.....gah stupid gremlins are pissing me off. What I need is lots of gas and some matches.
Danzcameo
03-17-09, 10:50 PM
A box of ammo under the seat? :D
Danzcameo
03-17-09, 10:51 PM
A box of grenades in the glove box?:)
Danzcameo
03-17-09, 10:59 PM
The passenger seat in my 2nd gen blazer has just a little slack-play in it and will move-rattle if there is something on it say twenty pound's or more. Grab the seat in diff.places and pull-push-wiggle. dont rip it out or anything-gently. When mine does this it is a bit of a thud sound.
csl2006
03-18-09, 12:03 AM
its not the seats I would of noticed that lol. Its deffiantly something mechanical. Probably a dual flux j box loose on the hinges ha
csl2006
03-18-09, 07:48 PM
eh i think its the passenger side top ball joint...could of sworn it was coming from the drivers side
Danzcameo
03-18-09, 09:51 PM
I dont think that upper balljoint's make that kind of sound over small bump's/uneven road-if you have that much slop in an upper you would prob. notice that in the steering wheel slop-and if that worn you would have instant tire wear-handleing issues.
Unless times/ part's have changed while I was asleep-it's almost alway's the lower B joint that wear's out first because of the rate of pressure from the coil spring and the potholes you cant avoid.
I dont know if you know how to properly check these part's but if not find your cousin @ ford and let him check the suspension before you go buy part's.
I'm not saying it's upper's or lower's or any of the above-as much as I know its your batt.tray rattle'n.
What ever it is I hope you find it and it's a cheap repair for you!:)

Every thing stated above is just my opinion and is better ignored-LOL

How's the upper A arm bushing's? pass. side alway's seem's to be first to go!!!!!! Just saying!:)