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Snapping noise from front end

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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I see from your photobucket that you use yours pretty good too. I had a similar problem and did find the rear trackbar extension on a teraflex worked loose I blue locitited the bolts and still had a noise. thought it was from the front but after I pulled all the brakes and cleaned them up i found that the rear e brake was corroded to heck had to clean the heck out of the adjusters behind the Rotor-drum on the rear brakes. Mud is fun but it sure is hard on parts. Mud must of seeped into the e brake area and dried up. Jeep should of calipered the e brake as well...
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Piginajeep
If you have stock driveshafts, That would be thats the issue.

the front driveshaft boot ring is hitting your tranny, take another look.
My front boot is in great condition I'm mostly in the mud so not to much flexing to make it hit the tranny. I'm going to check all the bolts soon.

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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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I had a weird noise just barely. The dealer said my track bar bolts had loosened up some how...
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by tkob1060
My front boot is in great condition I'm mostly in the mud so not to much flexing to make it hit the tranny. I'm going to check all the bolts soon.

Tim, the undercarriage is way to clean... time to get back out there. maybe youll find out whats clicking the easy way when it falls off your JK

I hate those hard to track down sounds.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Mine did the same thing after wheeling a few weeks ago. I torqued the lower control arms and track bar, but also greased the heck out off them at the same time. Took care of it for me.
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Ok not sure how I missed it but my front passenger side lower control arm is loose, well the jam nut is loose and the end isnt straight like on drivers side. I am hoping I can tighten the nut and straighten the arm without taking it off. I need to get a BIG crescent wrench though first.

This is the part I am talking about, its not straight on that chrome ball, its cocked to the side.

http://project-jk.com/wp-gallery2.php?g2_itemId=20884
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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it happens, that'll make it clunk if the bolts loose, it'll handle better too.
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 06:00 AM
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Wow, I can't believe you didn't get a wobble from that. Did it still drive straight on the road?
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