Very loud popping noise sometimes when turning.

[Geonovast]

Truck never did it before I put the D30 on. It did it once after that, then was fine for the few months until the 4wd trans went in. About once every two weeks I'd say, I get a very, very loud pop/snapping noise when I turn. Sometimes I'm just turning a bit, other times it's a lot.

 

I've double checked the new balljoints and bearings I put in. They seem fine.

 

Any ideas? When the axle first went in, I replaced the axle side CA bolts with grade 8 bolts, but that caused a lot of clicking when braking(axle shifting). I put the original LCA bolts in, and rarely get any clicking from the top ones.

 

Maybe it's a U-joint binding up? Only thing I can think of, and I really hope that's not it.

[offroader461]

check the lower Trackbar bolt....mine was backed off a bit and it was doing the same thing your describing

[TNT]

check the lower Trackbar bolt....mine was backed off a bit and it was doing the same thing your describing

 

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I have had the same problem a few times. Usually after wheeling it would start to happen. I replaced the stock bolt with a 10.9 hardness flange head bolt that used a normal socket, cranked it tight and never had it happen again.

[Geonovast]

Awesome, I hope that's all it is. Paid $70 for the axle and had to sink over $300 in it already.

 

I'll check that when I'm freezing my @$$ off popping the front axle off the blue truck tomorrow.

 

Did Pat talk to you about that Tim?