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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 7:41 PM
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my truck chirps when i accelerate off the line. it doesnt matter howgently i press the trottle it will always make a chirping noise.i was wondering if anyof you guys have had this problem? my truck is a 99 new body z71.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:00 PM
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Default RE: chirp at takeoff
What kind of chirp, like a belt sqeakin'?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:07 PM
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Default RE: chirp at takeoff
more tward the rear end. like something is shifting posistion. metal against metal.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:09 PM
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That would lead me to think suspention or a bad universal joint.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:12 PM
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Default RE: chirp at takeoff
it has new ujoints and rear shaft. i tried tightning everything connected to the rear leafs
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:15 PM
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Default RE: chirp at takeoff
Does it chirp when you hit a bump?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:16 PM
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nope. only takeoff or after deacclerating and resuming speed. it also doesnt do it when i hit the brakes
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Default RE: chirp at takeoff
Have you recently installed something that is attached to the engine /drive train?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:23 PM
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the rear shaft and new joints. oh yeah and shocks
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 8:55 PM
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The reason I ask is that after I had installed my catback system, one of the exhuast pipes was almost sitting on the tranmission support crossmember, and everytime the engine would bearly twist do to acceleration or deaccelertion the pipe would rattle against the crossmember then go away.
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