Trouble Shooting a Clicking Sound
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Trouble Shooting a Clicking Sound
Can I get some help with trouble shooting my Durango? The specs are 2001 R/T with 134,000 miles. The symptoms are a clicking sound going in forward and reverse but only when using the accelerator. There is no side to side play in the wheels. At times, there is some vibration in the steering wheel. I think it is the CV joints. Does anyone else have any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Usually just jacking up a vehicle and running it will not produce the same effect as running on the road. The vehicle will need some kind of force or pressure to simulate that. You should be able to check cv or u-joints for excessive play by putting the vehicle in neutral with engine off and on jackstands. Put your hands on the driveshafts and try to turn and push them up or down, if there is play felt there is your problem. Same thing for cv joints, take your hand on the half shaft and do the same thing.
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given that you mentioned that it only happened when you press the accelerator and that this is a clicking sound - then 9.9 / 10 this is one or both of you're exhaust manifolds is blowing...
common D problem and yes I know a funny sound to associate it with this - but I've had it happen to me and this is the story...
removing the manifolds usually results in a stud breaking off so order some new ones just in case - better leave this one to the dealer in fact. Worst case sceario is that the head has to come off to remove the stud but most of the time they weld a bolt onto the end of it and apply liberal amounts of UB40
Chris
common D problem and yes I know a funny sound to associate it with this - but I've had it happen to me and this is the story...
removing the manifolds usually results in a stud breaking off so order some new ones just in case - better leave this one to the dealer in fact. Worst case sceario is that the head has to come off to remove the stud but most of the time they weld a bolt onto the end of it and apply liberal amounts of UB40
Chris
Last edited by Chris_Gorham; 05-14-2010 at 03:08 AM. Reason: spelling
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given that you mentioned that it only happened when you press the accelerator and that this is a clicking sound - then 9.9 / 10 this is one or both of you're exhaust manifolds is blowing...
common D problem and yes I know a funny sound to associate it with this - but I've had it happen to me and this is the story...
removing the manifolds usually results in a stud breaking off so order some new ones just in case - better leave this one to the dealer in fact. Worst case sceario is that the head has to come off to remove the stud but most of the time they weld a bolt onto the end of it and apply liberal amounts of UB40
Chris
common D problem and yes I know a funny sound to associate it with this - but I've had it happen to me and this is the story...
removing the manifolds usually results in a stud breaking off so order some new ones just in case - better leave this one to the dealer in fact. Worst case sceario is that the head has to come off to remove the stud but most of the time they weld a bolt onto the end of it and apply liberal amounts of UB40
Chris