Front End Clunk / Pops
#1
Front End Clunk / Pops
I have an issue with my 95 Dak 4x4 and 2 different mechanic / alignment shops cant figure it out. The noise is rather loud and hits hard, hard enough that I can feel it in the floor board on the drivers side and somewhat in the steering wheel. It pops mostly when going over uneven terrain, especially when turning the wheel to the right. It also makes the same noise when I accelerate hard from a stop or near stop.
Please help me try to locate this problem as I have 2 step children, 6 & 9, that ride in the DaKota from time to time. Thanks in advance.
Please help me try to locate this problem as I have 2 step children, 6 & 9, that ride in the DaKota from time to time. Thanks in advance.
#2
Floor board? I'd be checking, in this order:
1) Control arm bushings
2) Motor mounts and transmission mount.
3) Ball joints.
4) Steering gear (95 was a recirc ball design)
5) Torsion bar on the driver's side. When Chrysler first started using torsion bars back in the 50's, they would break and would cause all kinds of sounds.
6) Torsion keys.
RwP
1) Control arm bushings
2) Motor mounts and transmission mount.
3) Ball joints.
4) Steering gear (95 was a recirc ball design)
5) Torsion bar on the driver's side. When Chrysler first started using torsion bars back in the 50's, they would break and would cause all kinds of sounds.
6) Torsion keys.
RwP
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Had a similar issue that was caused by a bad...like really really bad, driver's side wheel bearing. It would worsen while turning but I think it was while turning left but I don't remember for sure. When I removed the old one it just fell apart. It was scary to drive because it was all over the road. Fixed that in a jiffy. The sway bar bushings on my truck were also completely shot and shrunken and cracked but it didn't make any noise.
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motor mounts
When the motor mounts go you can't see it. The only way to tell is the tab the is on the motor will get shiny as it rubs against the part attached to the frame when I pulled mine for a rebuild both where bad rubber completely torn. Which explained my noise and the gear shift handle moving left to right when I let the clutch out during start and shifting.
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