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Clunk in the front end when starting from a stop

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Old September 3rd, 2012, 9:46 PM
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Default Clunk in the front end when starting from a stop
My 2006 suburban has developed a slight "clunk" when taking off from a dead stop, it does not do it from a rolling stop or if a take off really slow. Any ideas at what I could look at?
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Old September 3rd, 2012, 11:57 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

First guess would be U-joints. Try shifting from Drive to Reverse and back w/ the brakes on.

Second would be something in the suspension.
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Will I hear the noise in the u joint when I go fron drive to reverse? Because no I only hear it when I take off from a stop
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If there is excessive play in the U-joints, you can hear/feel it when reversing the drive shaft to take up the slop.
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Another possibility is greasing the yoke on the driveshaft. These trucks have a tendency to do this. Greasing the slip joint solved my problem.
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Check the shock mount bolts at top and bottom.
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I'd take a look at the Upper Control Arm Bushings... all 4
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Any luck getting this resolved since your last post, dkfire44?

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