Thunk sound

On my way in tthis morning, there was an audible and felt THUNK THUNK
whenever I hit a bump. The noise seems to be coming from the left side
almost under or slightly forward of my clutch foot. I crawled under
looking for chunks of ice or packed snow in the spring or around the
shocks, but found nothing. Any ideas?

Year, model, suspension mods? As Dr Evil so eloquently put it..."Need the
info! Throw me a friggin bone here!"

:-)

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> On my way in tthis morning, there was an audible and felt THUNK THUNK
> whenever I hit a bump. The noise seems to be coming from the left side
> almost under or slightly forward of my clutch foot. I crawled under
> looking for chunks of ice or packed snow in the spring or around the
> shocks, but found nothing. Any ideas?
>

Whooops....97 tj sport no suspension upgrades or changes yet...bone
stock....no friggin laser beams either.

Whooops....97 tj sport no suspension upgrades or changes yet...bone
stock....no friggin laser beams either.

did pass the time by typing:
> Whooops....97 tj sport no suspension upgrades or changes yet...bone
> stock....no friggin laser beams either.

Possibly sway bar mounts, bushings, etc. Check for cracks like these.
http://members.cox.net/wilsond/swaybar/
And worn bushings.

--
DougW

Check your exhaust ...I have a similar problem right now in my Corolla and
it turns out it is a muffler clamp and when I hit any bumps it thuds. It
also gets louder depending on my speed/amount of gas due to vibrations.

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> On my way in tthis morning, there was an audible and felt THUNK THUNK
> whenever I hit a bump. The noise seems to be coming from the left side
> almost under or slightly forward of my clutch foot. I crawled under
> looking for chunks of ice or packed snow in the spring or around the
> shocks, but found nothing. Any ideas?
>

Or a bad motor allowing the engine to shift, allowing the exhaust
to hit the frame, torquing:
http://members.cox.net/douglas.wilson/motormount/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> Possibly sway bar mounts, bushings, etc. Check for cracks like these.
> http://members.cox.net/wilsond/swaybar/
> And worn bushings.
>
> --
> DougW

In addition to suggestions on sway bar brackets and motor mounts, take a
close look at your sway bar links (vertical bar on each side connecting
axle to sway bar). These do wear out after a while and will start
clunking. If it's none of the above, look for worn control arm bushings,
loose track bar bracket, or broken shock mount.

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org

wrote:
> On my way in tthis morning, there was an audible and felt THUNK THUNK
> whenever I hit a bump. The noise seems to be coming from the left side
> almost under or slightly forward of my clutch foot. I crawled under
> looking for chunks of ice or packed snow in the spring or around the
> shocks, but found nothing. Any ideas?