31 July 2011, 13:25
shakariDOH!!!
Ever since I bought my Jeep about 8 years ago, it's given a series of nasty sounding donks on pull away and despite several strip downs of things like diffs and prop shafts, I've never been able to find anything wrong, let alone cure it.
I was under the truck the other day just giving it a check over and I noticed a shine where no shine should be...... Got busy with the CorrosionX and 5 minutes later, the donk was cured........ I'm embarassed to say it was no more than dry & incorrectly fitted bushes on the top and bottom mounts of the rear shock absorbers......... I've searched for that damn noise for eight fucking years and it turns out to be that simple!
Go on. Laugh you bastards!
I'll fix it properly later this week.
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Ever since I bought my Jeep about 8 years ago, it's given a series of nasty sounding donks on pull away
I though all Jeeps made that noise!!! Now, a Land Rover would NEVER make that noise!!
Peter.
31 July 2011, 18:20
ddrhookwe all knew you where slow on the uptake BUT DAM EIGHT YEARS!!!!!!!!! how short was that bus you took to school???? Does your mommy let you play with the big boys now?????????
31 July 2011, 20:38
shakariAll that work on axle & diff etc over the years & it never even fucking occurred to me to check such a simple thing!........... I'm actually embarassed I never thought to check such a simple thing before!
Oh, & I used to walk to school!
31 July 2011, 20:47
ddrhooksomeone just said as simple minded as you are that should have been the first place you looked! it seams they thought simples should attract to each other
31 July 2011, 21:36
shakariThey're dead right. It should have been the first thing I looked at but it wasn't...... Not only that but several mechanics, including the ONLY man I trust to work on my baby without my looking over his shoulder, didn't spot it either!
The thing is, you only have a gap of a few thou to see the shine where it shouldn't shine.
01 August 2011, 03:14
Cross LWhat the bloody heck are you doing with shock absorbers on a jeep??
Damn Poms--
SSR
01 August 2011, 10:43
shakariOld Man Emu shock at that my friend....... the truck rides like a Rolls Royce!
04 August 2011, 05:51
SR4759Dry splines on the drive shaft slip joint can do the same thing.
04 August 2011, 13:46
shakariThat's exactly the sort of thing I thought was to blame but despite frequent searches, couldn't find. Then to realise it was such a simple cause is almost embarassing!
I went down to the OME agents yesterday and apparently they don't even make a nylon bush that fits and their book says just to use the manufacturers part..... which is about as much use as tits on a bull to me as my local dealer doesn't carry those parts and I'm relocating in about 6 weeks time so can't order from the States until I get moved and settled.
Ah well, it's waited 8 years so I guess a few more weeks/months won't make any difference!