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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / July 2007clicking.clunking from front end
Help I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of my 2001 Dodge Dakota sport 5.9L quad cab. Already the transfer case and the CV drive axles have been replaced and still the noise continues, but now the noise seems to be centralized only on the driver side of the truck as before it could be heard thru out the front end. The noise can only be heard when the truck is in drive and moving so it has been hard to pin it down. any suggestions anyone can offer or if you have had this problem please let me know what to do. thank you for any help you may offer  SignatureTreasure Every Day For it Could Be Your Last Don > Help > I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of my [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > let me know what to do. > thank you for any help you may offer Does it change when you change speed? Have you exchanged two tires to see if the noise follows the tire or not? FMB (North Mexico) > any suggestions anyone can offer or if you have had this problem please > let me know what to do. A friend of mine with a '00 Durango was going nuts over a clicking/clunking sound.... turned out to be his sway bar. The bar had shifted over a little bit, and was binding in the pocket of the driver's side lower control arm. We removed the sway bar, greased the hell out of both the bushings and the ends, put it back on, and no more noise. >> any suggestions anyone can offer or if you have had this problem please >> let me know what to do. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > side lower control arm. We removed the sway bar, greased the hell out of > both the bushings and the ends, put it back on, and no more noise. The sway bar sounds like a good idea it's one of the few things that hasn't been tried as of yet. I'll give this a try this weekend and report back thanks > Help > I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > please let me know what to do. > thank you for any help you may offer Check the shock absorber mount bolts. If they aren't tight enough they will cause a clunk or rattle noise. SignatureKen >> Help >> I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Check the shock absorber mount bolts. If they aren't tight enough they > will cause a clunk or rattle noise. checked the shock bolts when I had the CV's off they are as tight as could be, the truck has 115K on it maybe time for new shocks ? thanks > checked the shock bolts when I had the CV's off they are as tight as could > be, the truck has 115K on it maybe time for new shocks ? > thanks What? Only 115K? Nah.... they should be good for at LEAST 200K, if not more..... :^) On that size vehicle, stock shocks are good for between 60K-80K, depending. The same guy with the clunking sway bar finally got tired of bouncing around like a Cessna in a tropical storm, and put on a new set of shocks. BIG difference in ride quality. You don't notice the degradation much, as it's so gradual (like the proverbial frog in boiling water), but you'll certainly notice the improvement. >> checked the shock bolts when I had the CV's off they are as tight as >> could be, the truck has 115K on it maybe time for new shocks ? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > much, as it's so gradual (like the proverbial frog in boiling water), but > you'll certainly notice the improvement. Guess I can save a few bucks on shocks for now I'll check out the sway bar soon. thanks for the help ..Tom and Nosey... et al... Don > Help > I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of my > 2001 Dodge Dakota sport 5.9L quad cab. > Already the transfer case and the CV drive axles have been replaced and > still the noise continues, but now the noise seems to be centralized only on > the driver side of the truck .... Don, This may be a long shot, but I had a driver's side clunking noise on my 2004 Dakota QuadCab.... Dealer said most common causes were the abovementioned sway bar, but could also be secondary steering shaft. That's what it was on mine. They replaced it under warranty, and no more noise. One note though, mine made the noise mostly on braking, especially when rounding a corner. Larry > > Help > > I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > rounding a corner. > Larry Note to newsgroup.... I used my first name (obviously), but I see there is another "Larry" that posts a lot here. I just changed mine to LarryD to avoid confusion.... Sorry, Larry. Larry D. Well, that didn't work...I will try logging out and logging in again.... Larry D. Sorry for all the posts... trying to get the nickname to change.... What are you using to post with? SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > Sorry for all the posts... trying to get the nickname to change.... > What are you using to post with? I am not sure what you are asking... Just using Google to access this group. I changed my nickname in my profile but it doesn't seem to use it when I post. Larry > > What are you using to post with? > > I am not sure what you are asking... Just using Google to access this > group. I changed my nickname in my profile but it doesn't seem to use > it when I post. > Larry One more try.... I didn't know you had to actually subscribe to a group to change the nickname. I wasn't subscribed before, so I am trying again... Larry D. >> Help >> I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > rounding a corner. > Larry That's 1 more thing to work on LarryD, thanks I will be working on it on the weekend my problem only seems to happens when I push the gas pedal. it won't make any noise when braking or coasting and it only happens while the truck is moving, we actually had a guy sit on the engine and ran the truck in the parking lot to try and find where the noise was coming from. Oh well back to the fun Don > >> Help > >> I've been getting a rather loud clicking/clunking from the front end of [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I have a similar problem with my dodge durango. I took my shock off and I noticed that the whole where you pass the bolt is slightly elongated. I think it may be the problem - similar to the bolt being loose. My noise happens when I press the break only. I don't know how to get rid of the noise though. I can feel something under my non- pedal foot when i hit the breaks. |
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