Little Red
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- Sep 6, 2008
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- Vehicle Year
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1997
2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0,4.6
- Transmission
- Automatic
Everytime I move from a stop I hear and feel a soft "thunk" that seems to come from the rear.It happens whether I brake to a stop or just drift to a stop,full gas tank or not. No noise on braking,just pulling out normally. I replaced the leaf springs, shackles, shocks, and swaybar bushings. You can rock the truck by hand and feel and hear the "thunk" when it's in Park. It's not metallic like a u-joint.(They are tight).There doesn't seem to be excessive play in the rear axle gears either. Next I'll have to get a helper to rock the truck while I crawl under it to find the culprit. I just thought someone here went through it and can help me. I replaced a radius arm bushing on the pass. side too and the drivers side seems ok. This is driving me nuts.Front sway bar bushings only have about 25k on them. Trans and motor mounts seem tight too. '97 Ranger,4x4 ext. cab. 4.0 5spd auto.