Clunking noise/slight knock when braking/slowing down

[Splenda]

I didn’t read this until I replied. Yep. That’s almost always a control arm.

It was so loose, I could rotate it a degree or two with my bare hand, and it made the same noise. I'm not sure how I missed it on Sunday.

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[WILDHOBO]

It was so loose, I could rotate it a degree or two with my bare hand, and it made the same noise. I'm not sure how I missed it on Sunday.

It happens. It’s not really a safety issue. Whenever I do control arms I tighten them with common sense, then test drive and brake. If one clunks, it gets tightened until it doesn’t. They clunk if they’re even just a tad loose in my experience

 

[Splenda]

It happens. It’s not really a safety issue. Whenever I do control arms I tighten them with common sense, then test drive and brake. If one clunks, it gets tightened until it doesn’t. They clunk if they’re even just a tad loose in my experience

Thanks. This is off-topic, but is this bushing poking out on the driver's side upper control arm normal?

 

[WILDHOBO]

Thanks. This is off-topic, but is this bushing poking out on the driver's side upper control arm normal?

It would depend on the control arm bolt whose are those? If I had to guess though, I’d say probably not.

 

[Splenda]

It would depend on the control arm bolt whose are those? If I had to guess though, I’d say probably not.

It's the stock bolt holding in a Core 4x4 control arm. That cast part that sticks up from the axle and holds the control arm appears to be narrower than the bushing shell.

 

[Splenda]

I found this on RockJock's YouTube page. It looks like that bushing normally sticks out like that on the driver's side.

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