Clunking noise from front end

[04 Diesel Power]

How do you tell if this noise is U joints, tie rod ends,ball joints, or other. Please help clunking noise is getting worse.

 

[rjones]

cluncking when? when rolling ? hitting a bump?...

 

[KFranco]

Going through my own front end problems right now. With out any info like rjones has said the best I can offer is lift the front end up and start looking at all suspension joints and parts for any "slop" or play.

 

[04 Diesel Power]

cluncking when? when rolling ? hitting a bump?...

Clunking when going over bumps.

 

[MBradshaw]

Check the shocks for any side to side play. One of mine had play and it sounded like the front end was going to fall off.

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Check the shocks for any side to side play. One of mine had play and it sounded like the front end was going to fall off.

Just put new shocks on.

 

[MBradshaw]

Make sure they are torked down correctly. My problem started shortly after I installed new shocks. The passenger side needed to be retighted.

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Make sure they are torked down correctly. My problem started shortly after I installed new shocks. The passenger side needed to be retighted.

Clunking started before I put shocks on.

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Check the shocks for any side to side play. One of mine had play and it sounded like the front end was going to fall off.

How many miles are on your truck? Do you still have original ball joints?

 

[MBradshaw]

I have 62500 with original ball joints. Knock on wood.

 

[rjones]

Be sure you check your sway bar bushing links and and sway bar frame mounting bushings. my sway bar frame bushings were wore and it made a god awful clunking when going down a bumpy road. I put some urethane ones in no more noise... .

 

[04 Diesel Power]

How do you tell if they are bad?

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Be sure you check your sway bar bushing links and and sway bar frame mounting bushings. my sway bar frame bushings were wore and it made a god awful clunking when going down a bumpy road. I put some urethane ones in no more noise... .

How many miles on yours?

 

[rjones]

my truck only had 40k when min ewent..... you can grab it in my case and actually move the bar thats how bad mine were but also visually check you can see where its crushed and hitting the frame

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Thanks, I will check that tonight.

 

[rjones]

btw not to side step you like the h2 rims? did you get chrome or the aluminum/grayish silver?

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Be sure you check your sway bar bushing links and and sway bar frame mounting bushings. my sway bar frame bushings were wore and it made a god awful clunking when going down a bumpy road. I put some urethane ones in no more noise... .

Where did you get your sway bar links from and how much?

 

[04 Diesel Power]

btw not to side step you like the h2 rims? did you get chrome or the aluminum/grayish silver?

I got the crome ones and they are great.

 

[rjones]

The links wasn't bad it was the actual bushings that hold the swaybar to the frame they was around 15. 00 a pair I think not sure however I get them at cost threw a ex employer...

 

[04 Diesel Power]

Just went out and checked the sway bar, that is not it.