Bad Rattling sound

[ifixedit]

 

ifixedit - You are referring to the intermediate drive shaft clunk issue. It is not this. It is not a clunking sound, it is a loud rattle. I fixed the intermediate shaft issue years ago with the new part that fixed that issue.

 

No, no, no, steering shaft, not drive shaft. Re-read my post.

[dh0765]

Sorry, I mis-typed that. I meant steering shaft. I did have that problem with the intermediate steering shaft, but replaced it with the new shaft and that solved that problem. The sound I having now is not that type of sound.

[ifixedit]

Sorry, I mis-typed that. I meant steering shaft. I did have that problem with the intermediate steering shaft, but replaced it with the new shaft and that solved that problem. The sound I having now is not that type of sound.

 

No problem, I was kind of wondering if that's what you meant. The only other culprit I'd be investigating if all else has failed is to check out your front hub bearings. They are notorious for giving up the ghost right around 70-80K miles, and they do make some very illusive and weird sounds from grinding and clunking sounds to rumbling sounds, squeaking, etc., etc., when they are going out. I've had a couple hub bearings go out now in my 299,000 miles. Another tell tale sign that a front hub bearing is getting bad is the truck will pull to one side or the other when you are braking, you may also have an excessive amount of brake dust on one or both of the front rims as when the bearing is bad it puts things out of alignment when the caliper clamps down on the rotor. An easy way to check for a bad hub bearing is to first jack up your front tires one at a time, get them off the ground so you can grab the wheel and pull back and forth and up and down, if you have any play then it's time to investigate the hub bearings further.

Edited March 10, 2016 by ifixedit

[Long Box 2k]

Did you check your cats? Sometimes they will rattle but not throw a code. I have heard you can bang on them and hear the rattle.

[ifixedit]

Did you check your cats? Sometimes they will rattle but not throw a code. I have heard you can bang on them and hear the rattle.

 

This is true, rap on them with a rubber mallet.

[rjgti]

spare tire could be loose. broken exhust hanger. check your box mount bolts. failed shock comes to mind

[CapitalTruck]

Another possibility which comes to my mind is the possibility of a broken rear leaf section. It has happened to other member's trucks. Carefully inspect each leaf section to see if you find a break.

 

On another note, somebody mentioned bad shocks. I should add that I changed out my factory rear shocks at 60k and they were TOAST

[Randy Mitten]

Check the rear shock bolts. Mine were so loose in the metal bushing that runs thru the rubber bushings. Didnt matter how tight they were. Couldnt make up the space in metal bushing. I even replaced shocks with different brand. Still did same thing.