Found the "clunk" finally

Oct 23, 2003 4 Replies

Well, after driving nearly 7,000 miles like this, it finally got to where I was relatively determined last night to find the problem. I put it in gear, jumped out and walked beside my truck as it drove itself (I don't recommend anyone trying this at home because a +7,000 lb. truck in gear with no one at the wheel isn't the best of combinations. However, my "test site" was a 165 acre bean field, so I had some room to work.) I isolated to to which wheel the vibration was coming from, as I could always hear a shaking of some sort when I hit ANY kind of bump, including driving over walnuts in my driveway. It was from the passenger side, front.



I took it back up to the house and put on my spare to see if the sound was from my center cap. It wasn't because I got the same noise with the spare. I had always been concerned about my remanned caliper I put on when I first got this truck because it moved more than I though it should.



It turns out that I neglected to put the rubber o-rings in the grooves inside the casting where the steel sleeve goes. I had them sitting on the workbench the whole time, though and just kept walking past them. I fished them down into their respective grooves and BINGO - no more rattle and no more clunk. Wish I would have thunk this up a few miles ago!



Thanks to all that offered advise on this, but I didn't mention that I had replaced the caliper because I had forgotten. My mistake.



Snowman


. . . . Found the "clunk" finally Group: alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2003, 7:42am (CDT+1) From: somethingorotherdotcom (Snowman) Well, after driving nearly 7,000 miles like this, it finally got to where I was relatively determined last night to find the problem. I put it in gear, jumped out and walked beside my truck as it drove itself (I don't recommend anyone trying this at home because a +7,000 lb. truck in gear with no one at the wheel isn't the best of combinations. However, my "test site" was a 165 acre bean field, so I had some room to work.) I isolated to to which wheel the vibration was coming from, as I could always hear a shaking of some sort when I hit ANY kind of bump, including driving over walnuts in my driveway. It was from the passenger side, front. I took it back up to the house and put on my spare to see if the sound was from my center cap. It wasn't because I got the same noise with the spare. I had always been concerned about my remanned caliper I put on when I first got this truck because it moved more than I though it should. It turns out that I neglected to put the rubber o-rings in the grooves inside the casting where the steel sleeve goes. I had them sitting on the workbench the whole time, though and just kept walking past them. I fished them down into their respective grooves and BINGO - no more rattle and no more clunk. Wish I would have thunk this up a few miles ago! Thanks to all that offered advise on this, but I didn't mention that I had replaced the caliper because I had forgotten. My mistake.

Snowman ////////////////////////////////////

what kinda beans?

marshmonster ~goes to the closet and gets his Winchester and his spot light~

, , , , Found the "clunk" finally Group: alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2003, 7:42am (CDT+1) From: somethingorotherdotcom (Snowman) Well, after driving nearly 7,000 miles like this, it finally got to where I was relatively determined last night to find the problem. I put it in gear, jumped out and walked beside my truck as it drove itself (I don't recommend anyone trying this at home because a +7,000 lb. truck in gear with no one at the wheel isn't the best of combinations. However, my "test site" was a 165 acre bean field, so I had some room to work.) I isolated to to which wheel the vibration was coming from, as I could always hear a shaking of some sort when I hit ANY kind of bump, including driving over walnuts in my driveway. It was from the passenger side, front. I took it back up to the house and put on my spare to see if the sound was from my center cap. It wasn't because I got the same noise with the spare. I had always been concerned about my remanned caliper I put on when I first got this truck because it moved more than I though it should. It turns out that I neglected to put the rubber o-rings in the grooves inside the casting where the steel sleeve goes. I had them sitting on the workbench the whole time, though and just kept walking past them. I fished them down into their respective grooves and BINGO - no more rattle and no more clunk. Wish I would have thunk this up a few miles ago! Thanks to all that offered advise on this, but I didn't mention that I had replaced the caliper because I had forgotten. My mistake. Snowman ===================

good deal Snow.

mmmmm....

when's dear season start there?

Nubbs ~hears Marsh running across the lawn.... screaming something bout a bean field~

. . . . . . . Found the "clunk" finally Group: alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2003, 7:42am (CDT+1) From: somethingorotherdotcom (Snowman) Well, after driving nearly 7,000 miles like this, it finally got to where I was relatively determined last night to find the problem. I put it in gear, jumped out and walked beside my truck as it drove itself (I don't recommend anyone trying this at home because a +7,000 lb. truck in gear with no one at the wheel isn't the best of combinations.

However, my "test site" was a 165 acre bean field, so I had some room to work.)

It turns out that I neglected to put the rubber o-rings in the grooves inside the casting where the steel sleeve goes. I had them sitting on the workbench the whole time, though and just kept walking past them. I fished them down into their respective grooves and BINGO - no more rattle and no more clunk. Wish I would have thunk this up a few miles ago!

Thanks to all that offered advise on this....... Snowman //////////////////////////////////// what kinda beans?

marshmonster ~goes to the closet and gets his Winchester and his spot light~ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' somethingorotherdotcom (Snowman) writes......

soy

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yer muh new best buddy.....

marshmonster ~smells venison sausage cooking on Nubbs stove~

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