By agood on Tuesday, March 13, 2001 - 11:42 pm: Edit

My 97 makes a thump noise every time I accelerate from a stop. It seems to be located near the driver's floor board. Any ideas on what might be causing it?
Thanks

By bryan on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 03:17 pm: Edit

Yes. I had a similar problem. The bushings on the driver's side front radius arm needs to be refitted/repacked/replaced. Should cure the problem. The radius arm is the long steel bar that is visible when you look in the front tire wheel between the tire and the front door.

By agood on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 12:21 pm: Edit

Thanks, I give it a look.

By jim on Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 02:49 pm: Edit

How hard are these to replace...any info is appreciated. same deal on my disco.

By Bruce on Friday, March 23, 2001 - 01:42 pm: Edit

I remember reading about the front propeller shaft and the splines which started to wear, thus slack in the drivetrain. So, when you are aggressive from a stop, a subtle THUMP is felt under your feet.
Before I purchased my Disco, I drove several dealer demos that had that same problem.
So, before you start replacing stuff, I would do a little more research from this board. This is where I initially saw this posting.
How you will be able to research a past posting since the revising of this board is the real question.