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Front bumper chirp

Kawffin

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I noticed a chirping sound coming from my front bumper every time I went over a bump. I pounded the bumper with my fist a few times trying to zero in on the chirp. After a while i chalked it up to it being loose so I decided to take the skid off and investigate further. This is what I found., a rock lodged so perfectly in the framing of the bumper that it gave just enough play to make the metal chirp.

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I noticed a chirping sound coming from my front bumper every time I went over a bump. I pounded the bumper with my fist a few times trying to zero in on the chirp. After a while i chalked it up to it being loose so I decided to take the skid off and investigate further. This is what I found., a rock lodged so perfectly in the framing of the bumper that it gave just enough play to make the metal chirp.
Wow! What are the odds of a rock getting wedged up there like that?! Good job figuring it out. My OCD would have kicked in and I likely would have torn the truck apart until I found it as well.
 

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Funny, my first thought was a bird was in there.
 

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I noticed a chirping sound coming from my front bumper every time I went over a bump. I pounded the bumper with my fist a few times trying to zero in on the chirp. After a while i chalked it up to it being loose so I decided to take the skid off and investigate further. This is what I found., a rock lodged so perfectly in the framing of the bumper that it gave just enough play to make the metal chirp.

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Hi Marlow,

Now there is one for the Books! Good find!

best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co.
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