Clunking sound on Gen 3 too

[Gsteve]

they will do nothing,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Enrique Villalobos]

I’m sure if it was a cheap fix, Ford would of had a recall. Their heads are in the sand on this one…

 

[BellHeli407]

What ever happened with the shock mounts. Someone was saying they talked to a dealer and the dealer had done several other shock mount replacements and that was the problem?

 

[dspangler]

What ever happened with the shock mounts. Someone was saying they talked to a dealer and the dealer had done several other shock mount replacements and that was the problem?

I believe that you are correct that recent posters did have these changed out and solved the issue. There is a part supply shortage of these currently, so that may be the holdup with info. I am honestly not sure if these are updated mounts (new PN from Ford) or if they just need a correct reinstall to actually fix. It was noted before on previous generations that had the clunk that the root cause was the shock mount. Tightening up the 'slop' proved to solve the problem. Others found that tightening the lower control arm was the solution.

 

[Antho]

May be worth checking torques. Incase the specs are lost in the thread, See below.

 

[BellHeli407]

Spring compressor interesting… probably can’t torque it without using one

 

[BellHeli407]

406 ft lbs is hefty the Jesus nut on some of our helicopters isn’t even that high

 

[BellHeli407]

My torque wrench doesn’t even go that high it maxs out at 300

 

[Jakenbake]

My torque wrench doesn’t even go that high it maxs out at 300

I have been using a torque multiplier to achieve the 406 ft-lbs. probably falls under the don’t do as I do as it isn’t the best solution but it seems to be getting the job done thus far.

 

[FordTechOne]

I have been using a torque multiplier to achieve the 406 ft-lbs. probably falls under the don’t do as I do as it isn’t the best solution but it seems to be getting the job done thus far.

Nothing wrong with a torque multiplier, that’s actually a good method. It’s almost a necessity working on trucks, especially HDs.