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Old May 3, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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My 2008 f150 trucks front end is loose when I go over bumps and pot holes...I can
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It when going slow!! It like a clunking sound!!! What could the problem
Be?

I have shaken the tires and noting loose there....

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Old May 3, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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WHATS going on well the noise you got is the front stabilizer links hard to tell if the are bad but they are the new ones will have grease fittings ive replaced lots of them like 48 each for good quilaty ones
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Mine also, you have get the front tires off of the ground to see what is worn. Once you do that shake the tires individually and watch the steering, you will be able to tell what is loose. On mine it is the idler arm on the passenger side. Shake them from the front and top.
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Originally Posted by 2nd f150
WHATS going on well the noise you got is the front stabilizer links hard to tell if the are bad but they are the new ones will have grease fittings ive replaced lots of them like 48 each for good quilaty ones
It's not the rack and pinion?? Someone told me it was that??
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Originally Posted by Dlh101

It's not the rack and pinion?? Someone told me it was that??
How long do they take to
Change???
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Originally Posted by 2nd f150
WHATS going on well the noise you got is the front stabilizer links hard to tell if the are bad but they are the new ones will have grease fittings ive replaced lots of them like 48 each for good quilaty ones
How long do they take to change??
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