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~GnArKiLl~ · 01-08-2007, 01:13 PM

ok when i put my truck in 4wheel drive i can hear clunking like somings banging together.. all the u joints on the front drive shaft are new so i know its not that.. what else could it be?

KWTMECH · 01-08-2007, 01:25 PM

Did you rebuild the CV pivot at the same time?

~GnArKiLl~ · 01-09-2007, 01:27 PM

no i didnt but it just started doin it after i put the lift on it

bigyellowjimmy · 01-09-2007, 01:33 PM

unless you can give a more detailed explaination of where the clunck is coming from (ie: hubs, d shaft, t case, etc) all you are going to get is guesses.

~GnArKiLl~ · 01-09-2007, 04:39 PM

sounds like its right under the floor

odin544 · 01-09-2007, 04:55 PM

how much lift did you install? is it too much angle for the DS?

bigyellowjimmy · 01-09-2007, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~GnArKiLl~

sounds like its right under the floor

when you lay on the ground looking at the components while an assistant slowly drives it what do you see/hear??

when you remove the front d shaft does the noise go away??

GMCTruxrule · 01-09-2007, 09:36 PM

Make sure your exhaust header/manifold/pipe isn't hitting your front driveshaft.
Mine is about 1/4 inch away

Also, need more info. Chances are what you are hearing is the CV joint fixing to shit the bed. Have fun with that. lol

5trucks · 01-09-2007, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMCTruxrule

Make sure your exhaust header/manifold/pipe isn't hitting your front driveshaft.
Mine is about 1/4 inch away

Also, need more info. Chances are what you are hearing is the CV joint fixing to shit the bed. Have fun with that. lol

Had to have my exhaust changed when i put my lift in. Noticed the other day that i had this terrible clunking sound as well. My dumb ass just thought it was the 205. Turns out my cv front shaft wobbles like a bastard. Also, the exhaust tube i had made to clear the shaft now rests gently up against it. Good thing i only play in the notches and washes. Rocks would have made a mess. Guess its time to call Jess.

crackwheeling · 01-09-2007, 09:50 PM

If all 3 of the joints in the front shaft are new then the Cv is probably binding up due to the angle from the new lift or you left something loose when you installed it.
I have seen the bolts back out where it attaches to the T-case and make one hell of a racket. or it's hitting something

~GnArKiLl~ · 01-09-2007, 10:36 PM

the truck has a 4" lift and i think the cv is binding up... does anyone have or know where i can get some wedge blocks

01-08-2007, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
~GnArKiLl~ Wheeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 84477 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 113	4x4 clunking ok when i put my truck in 4wheel drive i can hear clunking like somings banging together.. all the u joints on the front drive shaft are new so i know its not that.. what else could it be? __________________ .........605Motorsports.......

01-09-2007, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
~GnArKiLl~ Wheeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 84477 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 113	no i didnt but it just started doin it after i put the lift on it __________________ .........605Motorsports.......

01-09-2007, 01:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigyellowjimmy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Member # 53682 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 712	unless you can give a more detailed explaination of where the clunck is coming from (ie: hubs, d shaft, t case, etc) all you are going to get is guesses. __________________ Freedom is only part of the story and half the truth….That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplanted by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast. Viktor E. Frankl

01-09-2007, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
~GnArKiLl~ Wheeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 84477 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 113	sounds like its right under the floor __________________ .........605Motorsports.......

01-09-2007, 09:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
GMCTruxrule Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Member # 51243 Location: Tropical Paradise Posts: 3,410	Make sure your exhaust header/manifold/pipe isn't hitting your front driveshaft. Mine is about 1/4 inch away Also, need more info. Chances are what you are hearing is the CV joint fixing to shit the bed. Have fun with that. lol __________________ [COLOR="Lime"][B]1999 Chevy K3500, 5.7/4L80E/14FF/stock/stock/stock[/B][/COLOR]

01-08-2007, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
KWTMECH Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Member # 13786 Location: moved 7 miles to colfax, ca. Posts: 4,224	Did you rebuild the CV pivot at the same time?

01-09-2007, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
odin544 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29622 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,763	how much lift did you install? is it too much angle for the DS?

01-09-2007, 09:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
crackwheeling Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Member # 76572 Location: Online Posts: 14	If all 3 of the joints in the front shaft are new then the Cv is probably binding up due to the angle from the new lift or you left something loose when you installed it. I have seen the bolts back out where it attaches to the T-case and make one hell of a racket. or it's hitting something __________________ The Bandit Last edited by crackwheeling; 01-09-2007 at 09:52 PM.

01-09-2007, 10:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
~GnArKiLl~ Wheeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 84477 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 113	the truck has a 4" lift and i think the cv is binding up... does anyone have or know where i can get some wedge blocks __________________ .........605Motorsports.......

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