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Originally Posted by Maintain
mschn99 -- Can you elaborate some? How are they serviceable and why is it a 2 person job? I'm going to compare the passengers side to the drivers side to see which one is "bad" or distorted.
I've also noticed a big CLICK or almost a BANG when I hit a deep pothole at low speed. Honestly these clicks sound like when my Mazda's C clip dropped off the axle and eventually siezed up the internals of the front pumpkin.
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the spring insilators are just plastic that snaps in to the lower spring and has lock tabs. one person needs to pry the springs apart (unloaded, the front of the vehicle should be supported from the frame) and the other needs to push what is left of the old insilator out and then CAREFULLY put the other one back in. they usually dont snap in on thier own. once the insilator is in the propor position....the first guy can slowely let up on the spring while the other guy guides the insilator into the hole strait....but make sure to NEVER get your fingers anywhere where one of the springs can pinch it.......pretty easy repair.......
the Bang could very well be a ball joint but the most common would be a sway bar link....a pretty cheap fix and not all that difficult....just a couple nuts.......the left one is different from the right one though......
Unless you drive with your hubs engaged all the time....it wont be an axle u joint. the front axles do not spin in the unlocked or auto mode unless the hub has failed....the easiest way to figure this out is raise the front end and make sure that the front axle doesnt turn when you turn the tire....if it does, the hub lock or axle could be making the noise.....but this would be the least probable cause of it of all the possibilities........Marc