sammyc1776
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Hi All,
Wanted to make a post and describe this issue I've noticed while driving my Ranger to see if anyone has had a similar experience/knows any troubleshooting steps to take.
While driving, I can feel intermittent taps or clunks through the steering wheel only. What I feel is distinctly different than the typical suspension feedback when going over bumps or road undulations. The tapping/clunking is somewhat difficult to consistently replicate, but happens often throughout a normal 10 mile drive.
Below is a more organized list of observations regarding this issue:
- happens fairly consistently when i drive over uneven roads (ex. front right wheel would need to drop lower then front left wheel due to rod undulation)
- happens inconsistently when i simply turn the steering wheel ~90 degrees or so to make a turn (ex: turning into a parking lot from main road)
- happens somewhat consistently when I brake hard or accelerate hard from a stop
- seems to be more pronounced the hotter the weather is (~85 - 95 degrees)
There's no real audible sound, and I did take the truck to a local dealer and they could not replicate the tap/clunking. They told me they inspected and moved the suspension around and found nothing loose/wrong there. So perhaps it's not the suspension?
1. https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/clunk-creak-after-driving.14957/
2. https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/slip-joint.20210/
Did my best to search previous posts and I'm certain it's not the slip joint issue this forum has discussed as i don't feel any clunk in my seat or from the back of the truck. There are some similarities between what I feel and the "clunk-creak-after-driving" post but its not quite the same. For example my truck is a bone dry stock 2022 Ranger XLT, I haven't installed any aftermarket lift kit or anything. One of the poster roughly halfway down in that thread suggests that the Ranger's collapsible steering shaft is the source of the clunking, so perhaps that's correct?
Anyhow would this be a "just live with it" type of problem, or should I troubleshoot this more intently?
Wanted to make a post and describe this issue I've noticed while driving my Ranger to see if anyone has had a similar experience/knows any troubleshooting steps to take.
While driving, I can feel intermittent taps or clunks through the steering wheel only. What I feel is distinctly different than the typical suspension feedback when going over bumps or road undulations. The tapping/clunking is somewhat difficult to consistently replicate, but happens often throughout a normal 10 mile drive.
Below is a more organized list of observations regarding this issue:
- happens fairly consistently when i drive over uneven roads (ex. front right wheel would need to drop lower then front left wheel due to rod undulation)
- happens inconsistently when i simply turn the steering wheel ~90 degrees or so to make a turn (ex: turning into a parking lot from main road)
- happens somewhat consistently when I brake hard or accelerate hard from a stop
- seems to be more pronounced the hotter the weather is (~85 - 95 degrees)
There's no real audible sound, and I did take the truck to a local dealer and they could not replicate the tap/clunking. They told me they inspected and moved the suspension around and found nothing loose/wrong there. So perhaps it's not the suspension?
1. https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/clunk-creak-after-driving.14957/
2. https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/slip-joint.20210/
Did my best to search previous posts and I'm certain it's not the slip joint issue this forum has discussed as i don't feel any clunk in my seat or from the back of the truck. There are some similarities between what I feel and the "clunk-creak-after-driving" post but its not quite the same. For example my truck is a bone dry stock 2022 Ranger XLT, I haven't installed any aftermarket lift kit or anything. One of the poster roughly halfway down in that thread suggests that the Ranger's collapsible steering shaft is the source of the clunking, so perhaps that's correct?
Anyhow would this be a "just live with it" type of problem, or should I troubleshoot this more intently?
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