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Old 12-29-2010, 10:48 AM
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When I drive on bumpy roads, I hear noise from under the jeep: something like this: crack ... crack ... tick ... tick .. I usually lubricate my jeep but this noise always comes ...
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When I drive on bumpy roads, I hear noise from under the jeep: something like this: crack ... crack ... tick ... tick .. I usually lubricate my jeep but this noise always comes ...
The jeep is just talking to you say hello and talk back to it.
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you mean that it's not supposed to make those kinds of noises?
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Check all of the upper and lower control arm bushings. I had a similar noise off road and thats what it was.
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at least you have few enough noises to tell where the noise is coming from consider yourself lucky
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The jeep is just talking to you say hello and talk back to it.
hahaha
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you mean that it's not supposed to make those kinds of noises?
yes! at least not too much!!
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Originally Posted by pitbullxj
Check all of the upper and lower control arm bushings. I had a similar noise off road and thats what it was.
thanks a lot !!
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