Sorry it took so long to reply. I made the move with no issues. Yesterday hit black ice and while I made it out without a hitch, the popping is worse. Had it taken to a shop, who said everything is tight and fine. Checked tie rods and bolts. The gear box is brand new. It pops only once when I turn right, as long as I only go right or straight it will not pop in that direction again. Then I turn left, and "BAM", once again only once as long as I go left or straight only. I hauled 2600 pounds last week and it went away, couple days later it's back. Could this be bad shocks?? Seems to come from driver side.

 

This also cannot be felt in the steering column, but can be felt in the floor. They did say my brand new track bar had minor play in it.. I'm so over this!

 

It might not so in your case, but a not quite tight shock tower will exhibit the symptoms you've described, as will a missing or torn rubber isolator in the top shock mount hardware stack. It could be just peeing into the wind, but if it were mine I'd remove the tower and inspect the parts and any visible wear patterns -- if nothing else it might serve to rule out that possibility.

I wonder: You said that with someone else in the truck moving the steering wheel, you could get underneath and hear the pop, so why not invest a few bucks in a cheap automotive stethoscope to use in isolating the source of the sound? With all of that metal to conduct sound it can be a real challenge, but if you can find the direction in which the sound is sharper/louder you can follow it and perhaps get at least very close to the noisy component.

 

Had a 3500 that the front wheel bearing nut backed off it started out as a pop during turning. So possibly check anything related to that. I'm pretty sure yours is a unit bearing not actual bearins in my case but worth a shot

 

i was going to say track bar also make sure the adjuster tube used for your alignment joining tie rod end; make sure those bolts on the adjuster tube are not dragging across the frames cross member

 

Is it a pop or clunk? I'm surprised no one mentioned the issue with the steering column(if you did i must have missed it). Major issue with the second gens.

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