front end clunk? couple questions

[melmount]

Discussing an 02, 4wd
I feel a clunk under my feet, whether i am driving or jusst a passenger, approx where crossmember is.
I am going to double check the sway bar links again,(replaced with poly?
How do you know if a front u joint is bad?
If the 4wd is not being used, can a front u joint still make a noise? I would think no, cause its not turning? if i am wrong please correct me on this?
I have checked everything. IF a ball joint was bad, I would think the clunk would be more consistant? Almost seems like it will clunk if its been driven for a while like getting hotter or something?
What are the possibilitiesit could be?
can a u joint make noise if the 4wd is not engaged?? I DONT think they spin??
I dont think a rear u joint would cause this feeling. IT sounds to be up front?
...thanks. Shoot me some ideas, I have been trying to find this a while...

[BlackPearlF250]

check the trac bar

[jetskier2313]

I am wondering the same thing. I have an 01 EX and I feel a single clunk under my feet when I am braking and about to come to a complete stop. Thats the only time it does it. Anyone know what that might be?

[melmount]

i pulled out the trac bar, nothing odvious, how do i know if a bushing is bad??
before i put it back in?

[melmount]

the trac bar bushings, i can buy from energy suspension, they have 2 different part numbers, one is for a 21.5 mm eyelet and the other is 15.5 what are they referring to? i dont know what to measure?
thanks

[scotty2280]

Originally Posted by jetskier2313

I am wondering the same thing. I have an 01 EX and I feel a single clunk under my feet when I am braking and about to come to a complete stop. Thats the only time it does it. Anyone know what that might be?

i have the same thing going on

[melmount]

check the drive shaft slip joints, mine were making noise. Its not the one I am looking for now, but maybe its yours?

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Last edited by melmount : 11-06-2008 at 05:45 PM.

[diesel tech 01]

save yourself the 30 dollars for testing purposes and insert pieces of rubber heater hose big enough for the bushing in question depending on the mm bushing you have slice the hose in half and wrap it around bar put the bushing back on and put the bracket back on if noise goes away you can purchase the bushings sometimes it is hard to get play out of the links themselves chance r you may have links n bushings bad good luck!

[melmount]

you are kind of losing me?
links and bushings bad?? the sway bar stuff is new,poly stuff,

[diesel tech 01]

im sorry man i thought i read u knew how much the poly stuff was but did not replace them yet id replace the link if you already changed the bushings sorry i misread ur post