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Old May 3, 2013 | 11:37 PM
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Nothing as of yet I am getting a hold of my shop tomorrow and have them do a general inspection when I have my oil changed and tires rebalanced. I did jack it up and test the ball joints ... no noticeable play
 
Old May 4, 2013 | 10:23 AM
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Im almost sure its either cvc shafts or the bad hubs.Thats what I would check out.
 
Old May 4, 2013 | 04:25 PM
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im wait to see the outcome on this, i replaces the CV shafts and wheel bearing about two years ago, i guess they can fail in that time but, keep us informed on the results
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 01:37 PM
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usualy when you here the clunking sound espeacily when turn its tell tail sound of bad hubs or cvc shafts.Look for torn boots around the outside of cvc shafts that would be a good indicator.
 
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Very sorry for the delay been working alot lately the noise does seem to be coming from the top shock mount I might try throwing an old shock back in and go for a drive to see if I got a faulty shock
 
Old Sep 17, 2013 | 01:24 PM
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Tech @ the shop stated axles look good. My "clunk" only happens maybe once or twice in a turn - almost as if something is "seating". Also, the steering is a little stiff and the vehicle steering has a little trouble returning to "zero" after a turn - if that makes any sense...

Could this be a bad ball joint?
 
Old Sep 17, 2013 | 01:30 PM
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I had my hood hinge get loose, it sounded exactly like a suspension problem,open hood and see if the hinge has slope in it. This is my two cents.
 
Old Sep 17, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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motor mount?
body mount?
Also sounds like it could be a bad tbar connection
 
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I know this thread is a little old... but Blazer98 would it be possuble
to post a pic of where the hood hinge had a washer installed to
Remove the hinge rattle....thanks
 
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Tech Article section to the rescue:
Hood Hinge Rattle - TSB 01-08-63-001B
 



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