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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 06:53 AM
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Good moring everyone! The title says it all. During and only a right hand turn over about 15 there's a very loud thumping sound coming from the pass-side rear tire area. Any ideas? Help? Lol
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 06:55 AM
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Exhaust hitting the springs? It is pretty close and in a turn might hit.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by deekay911
Exhaust hitting the springs? It is pretty close and in a turn might hit.
X2 ... check your exhaust hangers. I just replaced mine.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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I haven't looked yet, but that's what I was think cause I know I lost bolt in the hanger by the skid plate for the gas tank and that I thinks hiting
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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Also check the tire, brakes and wheel bearings.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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I don't know if you can see it, but its clearly wacking my drive shaft..
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 12:57 AM
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2 AM bump! Does anyone have any idea on how to fix this?
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Zacks98
I don't know if you can see it, but its clearly wacking my drive shaft..
What is clearly wacking your driveshaft? I see a mark there but it looks old, like it was hit a long time ago. My first suspect for any clunkling, thumping or rattling near there is the rear sway bar making noise. I had clunking driving me nuts for months until I finally removed the rear sway bar and threw it away. You'll never know its gone.
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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I had clunking driving me nuts for months until I finally removed the rear sway bar and threw it away. You'll never know its gone.
Na keep your sway bar, its there for a reason! Instead look for broken sway bar links or worn sway bar and link bushings.
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Zacks98
I don't know if you can see it, but its clearly wacking my drive shaft..
Looks like the parking brake cable might be slapping it. Or the exhaust hanger is broken where the muffler is bumping it.
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Okay,, when I take a hard right turn since one of my exhaust hangers are broken, my exhust 'leans' to the right and wacks my u-joint..there's the same marks all the way around and yes they are new..



and yeah I know, the protive like plastic thing is like fraded on my ebrake. Both brakes still work I tested it when I got the jeep


Edit: And and my jeep came with out a rear swaybar from the factory
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