AHHH!!! Going crazy!
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AHHH!!! Going crazy!
I've got a rattling noise. started off clunking, replaced axle shaft u joints. still had it, noticed I could clunk the double cardan joint on the front ds. Took the ds off and the clunk has gone away but there is still something making a small knock. I can feel it in the floorboard. Seems to go with road speed (go faster, knocks faster) but it will sometimes do it when I'm at a stoplight. If I put it in neutral it seems to unload and stop rattling. but that confuses me more because it feels like its in the front end somewhere. at around 45-50 mph it seems to smooth out and stop and when I hit a bump I'll feel it knock a few times and then go away. then when slowing down it'll knock kind of harder. I'm tired of throwing money at this problem. Any help would be appreciated.
Also just did ball joints and installed RC 4.5" X-series lift, so there's no worn bushings or anything. It seems to have started after doing the ball joints, before putting the lift on.
Thanks.
Also just did ball joints and installed RC 4.5" X-series lift, so there's no worn bushings or anything. It seems to have started after doing the ball joints, before putting the lift on.
Thanks.
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I've got a rattling noise. started off clunking, replaced axle shaft u joints. still had it, noticed I could clunk the double cardan joint on the front ds. Took the ds off and the clunk has gone away but there is still something making a small knock. I can feel it in the floorboard. Seems to go with road speed (go faster, knocks faster) but it will sometimes do it when I'm at a stoplight. If I put it in neutral it seems to unload and stop rattling. but that confuses me more because it feels like its in the front end somewhere. at around 45-50 mph it seems to smooth out and stop and when I hit a bump I'll feel it knock a few times and then go away. then when slowing down it'll knock kind of harder. I'm tired of throwing money at this problem. Any help would be appreciated.
Also just did ball joints and installed RC 4.5" X-series lift, so there's no worn bushings or anything. It seems to have started after doing the ball joints, before putting the lift on.
Thanks.
Also just did ball joints and installed RC 4.5" X-series lift, so there's no worn bushings or anything. It seems to have started after doing the ball joints, before putting the lift on.
Thanks.
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NVM on the flex plate...found a write-up.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/ho...ocking-125547/
Mine sounds just like the one in the video only it's not as constant. could the same problem make that sound but not as rythmic?
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/ho...ocking-125547/
Mine sounds just like the one in the video only it's not as constant. could the same problem make that sound but not as rythmic?
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