Tink A Tink Tink

[Easter Bunny]

Ok, I'm going nuts. I have a 98 GMC with 150k miles. I keep hearing this noise when I am driving. It's a tink a tink tink noise.

 

Now I have searched this forum and find many different topics on noise ranging from O2 sensors to leaf springs.

I don't know what to do. My sensors aren't loose and neither are my leaf springs. I also read up about the cats rattling. My truck only tink a tinks when it's moving. Sounds like I'm dragging a bunch of beer cans on a string.

 

Help!!!!!!!!! Does the cats only rattle when the truck is moving? I would not thinks so. I'm losing my mind.

[tobias]

Ok, I'm going nuts. I have a 98 GMC with 150k miles. I keep hearing this noise when I am driving. It's a tink a tink tink noise.

 

Now I have searched this forum and find many different topics on noise ranging from O2 sensors to leaf springs.

I don't know what to do. My sensors aren't loose and neither are my leaf springs. I also read up about the cats rattling. My truck only tink a tinks when it's moving. Sounds like I'm dragging a bunch of beer cans on a string.

 

Help!!!!!!!!! Does the cats only rattle when the truck is moving? I would not thinks so. I'm losing my mind.

 

Does your muffler have a heat shield? That is often the source of many tink a tink tink's.

[alaska511]

I have had ujoints that made tink a tink tinks, as well

[Easter Bunny]

I have new exhaust. Flowmaster true duals. Cats are factory though. No heat shields on the mufflers.

 

I didn't think about the universal joints. I don't think that the noise but I'm going to check. You never know.

 

See, this problem is really bad for me. I have OCD and I can not stop thinking about this noise. If I don't find it soon I may have to increase my Seroquel. lol

[alaska511]

If it is ujoints, it is typically worse under acceleration from a stop

[Easter Bunny]

I just drove it again. It does it at all speed and with the truck in neutral and engine off while rolling. That tells me it's not the cats and more than likely not the universal joints seeing there was no torque on them.

 

Maybe it's my leafspring shackle but they don't seem to be loose.

 

I have heard other trucks making this same noise. I'm going to start a support group for it if I can't find the source very soon.

[alaska511]

next time you get a chance, put it in neutral, crawl under and twist, shake the drive shaft to check the ujoints, then you can wipe that one off the OCD list

[tobias]

next time you get a chance, put it in neutral, crawl under and twist, shake the drive shaft to check the ujoints, then you can wipe that one off the OCD list

 

Don't forget the e-brake though or it could be

[alaska511]

next time you get a chance, put it in neutral, crawl under and twist, shake the drive shaft to check the ujoints, then you can wipe that one off the OCD list

 

Don't forget the e-brake though or it could be

 

 

 

ABSOTIVELY !! thanks daddy!

[Easter Bunny]

next time you get a chance, put it in neutral, crawl under and twist, shake the drive shaft to check the ujoints, then you can wipe that one off the OCD list

 

Don't forget the e-brake though or it could be

 

 

 

ABSOTIVELY !! thanks daddy!

 

 

Thanks guys. Now I'm obsessed with noise and dying. lol

[cbxeric]

Bad U joints will make noise whether there is load on them or not as they are moving to the angle of the drive shaft as it goes to the axle/transmission . I had a steady bearing go on my 74 3/4 ton, now that was a racket!!!. Also if it increases/decreases with the vehicle speed, not the engine speed then it is drive line related. just hope theres no rocks in the hubcaps, or one of your friends put a zip tie on your drive shaft.

 

Good luck... Eric.

[Easter Bunny]

The universal joints checked out ok. The sound stays the same no matter what speed I'm at. No zip ties. lol and I don't have hub caps.

 

However the sound sounds just like someone put a rock in a hub cap.

[marko]

The universal joints checked out ok. The sound stays the same no matter what speed I'm at. No zip ties. lol and I don't have hub caps.

 

However the sound sounds just like someone put a rock in a hub cap.

 

 

When I tink about it, I had a 1983 Suzuki sj410 that made a similar noise (beer cans being dragged behind car) and it turned out to be a wheel bearing.

 

 

What do you tink?

[Easter Bunny]

I have noticed that the rougher the road the more noise it makes. It's got to be in the suspension somewhere.

[Easter Bunny]

I found it!!!! Front shackle on the leaf springs. Duh....I only checked the rear. Now to figure out how to change them or stop the noise.

 

I know I saw a thread about it somewhere on here.

 

Thanks for all the advise guys. Me and my OCD thank you.