front end clunking noises

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:22 pm

so I just replaced the front upper control arm ball joint lower control arm ball joint as well as the intermediate driveshaft and I'm getting a new unusual clunking on the front end what might it be? it sounds as though it's coming from the passenger side front almost like a stutter noise

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:56 pm

Are you getting it on hard bumps or when the suspension goes full droop?

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:35 pm

Hard bumps.

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:32 am

Have you gone back and retightened sway bar nuts, strut mounts, ect?

riptricket · **Posted:** Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:51 am

Negative. But I will try soon... bro has all the sockets.

TwoBobsKJ · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 8:03 pm **Posts:** 463

Loosen the sway bar links and then retorque with all the weight of the Jeep down on the wheels. See if that fixes it.

The links have been a recurring irritant for me - don't know why they keep loosening and creating noises.

Bob

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:01 pm

I still have noise. I re-torqued the lower ball joints, tie rod end links, sway bar end links and sway bushing mounts. I'll try the upper ball joints next weekend. This is annoying. :banghead:

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:20 pm

Genius. Worked perfectly.

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:18 pm

alright I have a new noise now everytime I see the bump and I go back down to level ground it clunks front passenger side almost like a rattle noise

KJScott · **Posted:** Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:54 pm

is it possible to hear the noise while you are under it with someone pushing up and down on that side? Maybe also smacking things with a big rubber mallet while under it could isolate the rattle sound?

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