On my way in tthis morning, there was an audible and felt THUNK THUNK whenever I hit a bump. The noise seems to be coming from the left side almost under or slightly forward of my clutch foot. I crawled under looking for chunks of ice or packed snow in the spring or around the shocks, but found nothing. Any ideas?
Thunk sound
Jan 24, 2005
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Year, model, suspension mods? As Dr Evil so eloquently put it..."Need the info! Throw me a friggin bone here!"
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Whooops....97 tj sport no suspension upgrades or changes yet...bone stock....no friggin laser beams either.
Whooops....97 tj sport no suspension upgrades or changes yet...bone stock....no friggin laser beams either.
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Possibly sway bar mounts, bushings, etc. Check for cracks like these.
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worn bushings.
Check your exhaust ...I have a similar problem right now in my Corolla and it turns out it is a muffler clamp and when I hit any bumps it thuds. It also gets louder depending on my speed/amount of gas due to vibrations.
In addition to suggestions on sway bar brackets and motor mounts, take a close look at your sway bar links (vertical bar on each side connecting axle to sway bar). These do wear out after a while and will start clunking. If it's none of the above, look for worn control arm bushings, loose track bar bracket, or broken shock mount.
Steve
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