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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / November 200497 Caravan noise
Any ideas what might be a noise that I hear on turning or on hitting unlevel road? I recently had 4 new tires, shocks and struts replaced, water pump and timing belt. The garage couldn't find anything so maybe I won't have to worry about it. It's a clunky noise, almost like the sound of pushing a dent into or out of a plastic milk carton. ares Raise the van on car ramps, and keeping the weight on the wheels crawl under it and have someone bounce it up and down, look at the anti-sway bar links for movement at the joints. This was the cause of noise on my 2000 GC that occurred in the same situation. > Any ideas what might be a noise that I hear on turning or on hitting unlevel > road? I recently had 4 new tires, shocks and struts replaced, water pump > and timing belt. The garage couldn't find anything so maybe I won't have to > worry about it. It's a clunky noise, almost like the sound of pushing a > dent into or out of a plastic milk carton. > ares > Any ideas what might be a noise that I hear on turning or on hitting unlevel > road? I recently had 4 new tires, shocks and struts replaced, water pump > and timing belt. The garage couldn't find anything so maybe I won't have to > worry about it. It's a clunky noise, almost like the sound of pushing a > dent into or out of a plastic milk carton. > ares I agree with the other person. Definitely sway bar link bushings. I need to change them on my 98 caravan but it requires removing the cradle (according to the directions I have) and I don't feel like doing that in the near future!!! Not hard to change the link bushings at all if the cradle was not in the way. Chas I never had to remove the cradle, just unbolt the links and pop them out, ok I had to drill one out as it was seized and broke off but other than that it's a simple bolt off and bolt on project. I think you are talking about the sway bar and it's bushing not the links at the end. Yes, you have to remove the cradle to get the sway bar off. > > Any ideas what might be a noise that I hear on turning or on hitting unlevel > > road? I recently had 4 new tires, shocks and struts replaced, water pump [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Chas Thank you all; was doing that a lot today too, like something knocking around toware the middle/driver side around where the axle might be. I'll look into it with hubby; not sure it's something he can do. ares > I never had to remove the cradle, just unbolt the links and pop them out, ok > I had to drill one out as it was seized and broke off but other than that [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > Chas What you are hearing, is the "Spare Tire" that noise drove me nuts for years, till a friend, noticed how lose my spare sat and when you turn or dep, the tire will move and give you that push pull sound. I my mind years ago, I suspected the rear axle, but it was the tire shifting back and forth. So check your spare, and see if it moves any, with your hands. Well, that sounds like something easy to check first! Thanks ares > What you are hearing, is the "Spare Tire" that noise drove me nuts for > years, till a friend, noticed how lose my spare sat and when you turn or > dep, the tire will move and give you that push pull sound. > I my mind years ago, I suspected the rear axle, but it was the tire > shifting back and forth. > So check your spare, and see if it moves any, with your hands. | What you are hearing, is the "Spare Tire" that noise drove me nuts for | years, till a friend, noticed how lose my spare sat and when you turn or | dep, the tire will move and give you that push pull sound. | I my mind years ago, I suspected the rear axle, but it was the tire | shifting back and forth. | So check your spare, and see if it moves any, with your hands. That has happened to me as well. Just tighten the nut that pulls the tire up tight (located in the back cargo area under the carpeting). > That has happened to me as well. Just tighten the nut that pulls the tire up > tight (located in the back cargo area under the carpeting). I always kinda wondered about Chrysler's method of storing the spare. I wonder how many people have had the cable break and the spare tire go bye-bye. :) Chas Though come to think of it it really sounds like it's coming from the front 1/3 of the van so I think the tire is in the rear 1/4 of the van so it seems unlikely; sounds like front axle rather than rear. ares > What you are hearing, is the "Spare Tire" that noise drove me nuts for > years, till a friend, noticed how lose my spare sat and when you turn or > dep, the tire will move and give you that push pull sound. > I my mind years ago, I suspected the rear axle, but it was the tire > shifting back and forth. > So check your spare, and see if it moves any, with your hands. |
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