clunk in the front

06BlueLimited · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:58 pm

Ok, guys I have been hearing a clunking sound from the front end when turning from say the street to the driveway or just hitting bumps. I have not been having any other sounds and I have had it to the shop to make sure everything was tighted down correctly after the ball joint recall was done, since it was after that, that the noise started. The guy at the shop said that the noise could be because my lift has the suspension maxed out and that it is harder on the bushings on the front end. It doens't make much sense to me so I was wondering if some of you could give me some insight. Any help would be great.
I have the rusy's spacer ontop of the front struts, I have 't done any real wheeling in months. This is just some FYI that may help out.
Thanks in advance
Darren

Gris · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:11 pm

Sway bar bushings might be going bad.

You don't happen to have JKS QDs do you?

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:21 pm

If you have the older versions of als arms, it could be the body mount bushing welds have popped and need re-welded. It is really no big deal, the bushing is just rotatong in the arm sleeve instead of rotating on the mount bolt.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:08 pm

Check those swaybar link bolts,that was causing my clunking noise a while back.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:13 pm

I also had loose end links.. Drove me crazy till I figured out what it was.

06BlueLimited · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:49 pm

Thanks for the help guys, I'll check that out first thing.

spencevans · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:22 pm

My cluncking was coming from the sway bar as well. Tightened them up and it's now quiet as a mouse.

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:33 pm

I've got a right turn clunck/grinding. I appreciate the tips. Any others?

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:21 pm

a clunk/grind while turning could be a CV joint. (I'm not sure of a good test to confirm that )

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:27 pm

ATXKJ wrote:

a clunk/grind while turning could be a CV joint. (I'm not sure of a good test to confirm that )

I thought CVs made more of a clicking noise...

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:37 pm

yep.....sway bar links.

Ron

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

ok, newbie question, what is a sway bar link?

Video Guy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:26 am

csukoh78 wrote:

ok, newbie question, what is a sway bar link?

People can correct me if I'm wrong, but they are the rods that connect the black front sway bar (Jeep calls it the "stabilizer bar") to the suspension. They are short, connected by nuts and bolts, and separated from other components by rubber bushings. Over time, the nuts can loosen and the bushings become soft and absorb less impact from the road.

Don't confuse sway bar end link bushings with "sway bar bushings." On these forums, people usually refer to "sway bar bushings" as the big blocks that go inside the stabilizer bar's mounting brackets that secure it to the frame.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:28 pm

Video Guy wrote:

csukoh78 wrote:

ok, newbie question, what is a sway bar link?

People can correct me if I'm wrong, but they are the rods that connect the black front sway bar (Jeep calls it the "stabilizer bar") to the suspension. They are short, connected by nuts and bolts, and separated from other components by rubber bushings. Over time, the nuts can loosen and the bushings become soft and absorb less impact from the road.

Don't confuse sway bar end link bushings with "sway bar bushings." On these forums, people usually refer to "sway bar bushings" as the big blocks that go inside the stabilizer bar's mounting brackets that secure it to the frame.

You are correct,the top bolt and nut are the usaual suspects.Here is a pic of the swaybar endlink,circled in yellow.

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

How in God's name are you supposed to tighten that thing up? I know that when I put in my Rusty's, it didn't seem to line up at all, under load or free hanging. I even loosened up the sway bar from the body so it would move up and down, and the parts just dont seem to line up right, even after torqueing them a lot. They just dont seem flush, ever.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:08 pm

csukoh78 wrote:

How in God's name are you supposed to tighten that thing up? I know that when I put in my Rusty's, it didn't seem to line up at all, under load or free hanging. I even loosened up the sway bar from the body so it would move up and down, and the parts just dont seem to line up right, even after torqueing them a lot. They just dont seem flush, ever.

With a 18mm and 15mm wrench of course :lol:

! They will never really line up unless you lossen the lower bolt to,then it lines up a little better,just get the bolt/nut nice and tight(service manual states 100ft-lbs for the torque setting on the top bolt/nut,85ft-lbs for the lower bolt/nut).

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