By James Moy (Jim) on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 05:32 pm: Edit

can anyone tell me what might be wrong. I have a clunk in the back of the truck when I hit a bump. More noticeable on the driver side then the passenger side. I looked in the wheel well and I saw two rubber pad between the body and the frame. The forward one on the driver side has a 3/8" gap between the rubber and the frame. All the rest are tightly against the frame. what caused this? and can I fix it some how?

By Ron on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 05:34 pm: Edit

Shim it with another pad there. Cut up piece of mud flap, tire, etc. secure with glue or maybe just pressue should be enough.

Cause: tough to say. I would not worry unless something is definately a miss. bent frame mount, bent body, shot rubber pad etc.

Ron

By danno on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 05:52 pm: Edit

those aren't body mounts. and i've always seen a space between them. body mounts (from what i can recall since the wife has the disco at the moment) are on the inner side of the frame (towards the center.)

putting a shim in will only bandage the problem.
if you're body mounts are loose the body can travel a good inch or so (depending on how loose the bolts are) when you hit a bump and the result is different parts of the body slamming into the frame.

By James Moy (Jim) on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 09:40 pm: Edit

danno I checked the body mounts. (thanks for the location info) Those are nice and snug. So now I am puzzled. The clunk is really annoying me front axle goes over it fine. "feel the small bump rear axle goes over it feel like the back axle is attached directly to the frame. Uncomfortable to rear passenger and if I hit a bump at some speed the back end gets unstable.

Any other clues?

By danno on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 10:43 pm: Edit

bushings?

By Cartner on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 11:43 pm: Edit

still got tires on in the back? hmmmmm

By Frode Hübertz Haaland (Discofrode) on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 12:38 am: Edit

1) Check for all rear bushings! Use big lever to check A-frame, lower trailing arms etc.
2) Don't forget the lower shock mount bushing. If you have play here, you'll hear that "clonking" when hitting bumps. This is pretty common if not well serviced. Bad bushes will make the shocker "eat" itself through the axlebrackets.
3) Check all stupid things once again once more anew... (wheels are tight, door sits/locks tight etc.etc.etc.)

Hope this helps!
Frode

By Shane C. (Qsiguy) on Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 11:24 am: Edit

Ok, after a workout on a small hill that exersised my suspension with some twisting I had a similar clunking noise. Couldn't find any problems with body mounts, springs, shocks, etc. Yesterday I found that the latch (looks like a bolt w/o threads) that holds the rear door had come loose. The door wasn't holding firmly closed. I adjusted and tighted it back up and no more noise.

QSIGUY
95 Disco