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calikota
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1/08/2009
09:01:04
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I just began noticing a metal on metal sound when going over a rough road. I've narrowed it down to the left front passenger side. It doesn't take a very rough road to make this happen. It isn't a constant noise, only when a road gets rough. Interestingly enough it doesn't do it when going over a speed bump, it needs to be constant.
I did just replace my brake pads, but I don't really see what that could have affected. I didn't touch the roters because I didn't even want to think about getting into the bearings.
Any opionions would be appriciated.
Thanks
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RadioMan
Dodge Dakota
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1/08/2009
09:56:32
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Check your ball joints..
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Kowalski
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1/08/2009
10:53:20
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Also check the antisway bar. But you should be aware that there is no left front passenger side. Sides of a vehicle are called as if you were sitting in the driver's seat.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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calikota
Dodge Dakota
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1/08/2009
15:23:08
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Whoops, I was still drinking my coffee when I posted that.
And I forgot to mention it, but its an 04', so hopefully its not the balljoints (post recall).
If its the sway bar, I take it the bushings are probably bad; correct?
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calikota
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1/08/2009
15:24:41
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and are they replaceable?
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Steven Roark
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1/09/2009
07:41:16
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Thank you kowalski for your great wisdom. You must be timmytard's mommy.
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NJDodge
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1/11/2009
11:09:23
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When you say metal on metal, is it metal banging against metal or metal scraping/grinding against metal?
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calikota
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1/11/2009
11:14:08
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More like banging, but not that dramatic. Sounds like its an old farm truck
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NJDodge
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1/11/2009
11:21:32
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Jack up that side up to take the weight off the wheel and then see if anything is loose.
Or maybe something loose in the engine compartment over that wheel.
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calitkota
Dodge Dakota
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1/11/2009
11:26:44
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Thanks NJ and Kowalski, Im checking it out today and will post back if I find out what it is.
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calikota
Dodge Dakota
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1/11/2009
14:28:00
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I guess I was in a hurry when I was doing the brake job, because I didn't put back the stock shims on the caliper. I didn't put them on the drivers side and its not making noise, but that seems like the problem because its not making the noise anymore.
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