Clunking noise

[blazes9395]

Like fflipper, look at this link, many people had a mysterious knocking noise, LT figureed this one out....
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=302656

[wirenut699]

That was a great history by KCM. Usually those offering the help have to keep asking for more info.

I had a 96 blazer with many clunking sounds over the years. In the early years it was always ball joints (about 8 all together) and some tie rods and once the torsionRod mount bushings and once the sway bar bushings. I never had the hood hinge-bushing problem though.

But in the later years over 90,000 the clunking never got resolved by doing the ball joints. It was very irritating. Looking myself I saw bare metal showing at some of the control arm (A frames) bushings. Metal-on-metal would seem to spell clunking. But two mechanics insisted that this was not the problem. The third mechanic changed them because I insisted.

That finally got rid of the clunking.

No clunking with the 1999 so far. Good luck with it KCM.

[kcm]

You never can tell where help will come from!!!! My wife has had me chasing this clunk for quite some time. I was headed out to start tearing into the front end from the wheel in this morning when she told me about her post.

I am very happy to say I followed the advice and found the clunk in the hood hinges! We will pick up the fixes next week.
I do have to tell you this front end is now in new condition with all the maybe unneeded $$repairs.

Thank you all for the advice!

Kim's Husband

[skyzend]

Surprized that none has mention front CV joints if it is 4wd.
I had one break apart and all seemed OK until I reached about 55mph.
The boot held everything in place until the higher speed, and then knocking.
Other symptome included a knock when parking at slow speed like a parking lot at the mall etc.

To check, just reach underneith and give the drive shaft a good few wiggles.
It should be real firm if everythings OK.

[goongrinch]

theres tsb on a clunking noise caused by the hood of the vechile,http://www.zr2.com/frequently_asked_.../clunking.html