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Old 08-21-2010, 03:18 AM   #1
cwgreen1971
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Tracking Arm The Cause

My truck recently started making noise when hitting decent size bumps, I shook the bed from side to side and it sounds like it is loose. It doesn't make the noise up and down though. I had a friend check out under it while I shook it, he held on to the tracking arm and the noise disappeared. Would this cause all of that noise? I have some new bushing from another truck I am putting on this weekend, the old ones are pretty much gone.
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Old 08-21-2010, 08:35 AM   #2
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Re: Tracking Arm The Cause

It could be as simple as loose nuts on your ubolts.
I craweled under mine last night and discovered the same thing.
It would make all kinds of creaking sounds going over bumps - even when I jacked up the front end all kinds of creaks - looks like the ubolt with loose nuts will be the cause and the cure
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Old 08-21-2010, 08:42 AM   #3
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Re: Tracking Arm The Cause

Mine was making the same noise and I found that the nut on the bolt holding the track arm to the frame was real lose.

I took the arm off checked it out and put it back on making sure every thing was tight and the noise was gone.
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