afpj
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Hello all,
Have another "noise" issue hopefully someone can help with. Over most bumps, and especially dips, there's an almost grinding/creaking like sound, like old leather/rubber crunching type noise. It happens both the front and rear when the axles go over the bump. The noise occurs at different places, front and rear, so I'm pretty sure it's suspension related, and not a tranny mount like I read in another thread (a banging noise over bumps). It's worse if the wheels go over bump/dip simultaneously ie. straight, not as noisy when going over at an angle. It seems more prominent on driver side, but don't have any help to listen outside the truck. Jacked up the front, pulled/pushed the wheels and suspension all seem tight. Lubed the zerks and still noise. Rubber bushings have some hairline age cracks, but certainly not falling apart. Happens when going slow (<5mph) too. Is there any other test that can be done to narrow this down? I am think it might be torsion bars based on where the sound is coming, or maybe the shocks, but don't know how to tell. Thanks for any advice, sorry for the long diatribe.
02yuk 5.3 ff, 4x4, smooth ride suspension zw7, 118k miles- stock suspension and no suspension components have been changed (yet)
Have another "noise" issue hopefully someone can help with. Over most bumps, and especially dips, there's an almost grinding/creaking like sound, like old leather/rubber crunching type noise. It happens both the front and rear when the axles go over the bump. The noise occurs at different places, front and rear, so I'm pretty sure it's suspension related, and not a tranny mount like I read in another thread (a banging noise over bumps). It's worse if the wheels go over bump/dip simultaneously ie. straight, not as noisy when going over at an angle. It seems more prominent on driver side, but don't have any help to listen outside the truck. Jacked up the front, pulled/pushed the wheels and suspension all seem tight. Lubed the zerks and still noise. Rubber bushings have some hairline age cracks, but certainly not falling apart. Happens when going slow (<5mph) too. Is there any other test that can be done to narrow this down? I am think it might be torsion bars based on where the sound is coming, or maybe the shocks, but don't know how to tell. Thanks for any advice, sorry for the long diatribe.
02yuk 5.3 ff, 4x4, smooth ride suspension zw7, 118k miles- stock suspension and no suspension components have been changed (yet)
