megatone
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Ok, so I bought my daughter a Liberty and there was a clunking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. I inspected all the suspension related bushings and everything looked to be in good condition. I had my buddy check it out and he too could not find anything wrong. So I took the Jeep to a suspension shop and they also said they could not find the source of the clunking sound. After about two weeks of off and on looking, I decided to climb behind the back seat and had my daughter drive on some bumpy roads I kept my ear to the floor till I found the source of the clunking sound.
I was sure it was coming from a worn bushing or a bad shock absorber because that's exactly what it sounded like BUT, as it turns out the thumping sound was coming from the rear cargo door. I found that there is a "door striker" thing that lines up the door with the latch as the door is shut. The striker is adjustable.....so I moved it outwards a little bit........shut the door and went for a nice bumpy ride, Problem solved, no more clunking noise while riding over bumps.
Hope this info helps someone out. I was getting frustrated at not being able to find the source of the noise.
I was sure it was coming from a worn bushing or a bad shock absorber because that's exactly what it sounded like BUT, as it turns out the thumping sound was coming from the rear cargo door. I found that there is a "door striker" thing that lines up the door with the latch as the door is shut. The striker is adjustable.....so I moved it outwards a little bit........shut the door and went for a nice bumpy ride, Problem solved, no more clunking noise while riding over bumps.
Hope this info helps someone out. I was getting frustrated at not being able to find the source of the noise.
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