Hello Everyone,

I am wondering if anyone can tell me if there should be any fore and aft movement where the shock mounts to the axle? I am noticing a slight shifting in the front end when I turn mostly at slow speeds. Could that be causing this?
I had the shocks replaced about 2 years ago with run of the mill Monroe's.

Thanks for any info or suggestions in advance.

 

My 97 has done it for a long time if that helps

 

Hi GITTYUPGO,
Nice Tagname Just more annoying than anything when parking it happens mostly and I have found when I turn the wheels then apply the brakes kinda quickly it shifts/clunks. Makes me feel like I am driving a pile.Still like the power on the highway that this truck has.

 

Anything is possible but there are a lot of other moving parts that would be more likely to give that settling/clunk. Check calipers, ball joints, control arm bushings, u joints, steering shaft, steering box....etc. with truck's front end up in the air and a pry bar to try and wiggle each joint with some leverage.

 

I had a clunk in the front end a while ago and it turned out to be the rubber bushing on the bottom of a shock. The bushing was gone and the bolt was just rattling up and down. They were just a cheap pair of Car Quest shocks. Replaced with a pair of KBS shocks and been fine since....

 

Thanks gorms,

I have had it in 3 diff. shops and all say the front end is tight. I have replaced TB,tie_rod ends,calipers and 1 U_joint. I have tried to test the steering shaft for left right play and has none. The steering box has a DSS on it and I think it is ok as very min. side to side steering slop. I did notice the shocks have a small amount of up/down play where the lower bolt goes through that may be causing shifting when turning, they are Monroes about 2 years old, would be nice to have some 5100's up front but more $$. O_well thanks for the reply.

 

I didn't mean to say I had clunking just a bit of movement the shocks are very old but I think it is all ok. So many other things have been replaced in the front but not the shocks---yet.

Keep looking you will find it.