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    6/15/2019 5:36 PM  #1

    Cab4word67
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    1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    When I turn i am getting a metal clunk/pop and I cant find it. About mid tur to the right. Its solid. new tie rods, ball joints, lower arms 1" drop coils. All has about 300 miles. I dont see anything when the wife turns the wheel but sure can here it and feel it in the wheel. Just hear for the first time leaving the store.

    Slammed Big Blue, ran over the varmints that messed with the Stang. Now all is good in the NW
     

    6/15/2019 6:32 PM  #2

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    Did you get the coil springs seated properly at both the upper and lower ends?

     

    6/16/2019 9:51 AM  #3

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    Check all the tie rod ends and ball joint studs. It’s easy to put them together and think they are tight without them actually being tight.

     

    6/17/2019 10:04 PM  #4

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

     rear bush1ng on the right upper control. Moves preaty good with a little tug of a pry bar.. Will replace both next week.  love my new AC though. thats was not the clunk. Keep reading

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    7/16/2019 9:45 PM  #5

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    FOUND the CLUNK

    Idler arm washer where on the frame mount side shaft. the factory washer was compressing the rubber and rubbing on the shaft inside the bushing, not sure why as it was new but I made a steel washer to fit on the bushing just larger than the steel shaft and then installed factory washer and nut. Problem gone.

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    12/12/2019 5:28 PM  #6

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    Cab4word67 wrote:

    FOUND the CLUNK

    Idler arm washer where on the frame mount side shaft. the factory washer was compressing the rubber and rubbing on the shaft inside the bushing, not sure why as it was new but I made a steel washer to fit on the bushing just larger than the steel shaft and then installed factory washer and nut. Problem gone.

    Could you add a picture where this occured?
    Thanks!

     

    12/12/2019 10:45 PM  #7

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    This is the frame side of the drag link. you can see behind the stock washer the thin washer I made with a hole larger than the steel insert of the link. this got rid of the pop or clunk when turning after I replaced the link. there were all kinds of metal marking and particles on my washer and the link before i made the shim. I just dont think they pressed the center in far enough.

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    12/13/2019 1:12 AM  #8

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    Re: 1965 with a clunk or pop in the Right ft

    Thanks Cab4ward67.

    Are you’re running long tubes too.
    I have Hooker 6901’s.

    What kind do you have?

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