troubleshoot: right side rattle

[NJA]

went on a rough dirt road, full of ruts and holes and such
went a little faster than i should have been going.
now i have a rattle sound coming from the right side. sounds like suspension
the closest i could think of the sound being to is loose coins hitting inside the wheel well. not the best description but something

could the problem be ball joint? brake caliper? bushing? loose shock
theres no problems with steering or braking. just this sound and i dont want it to end up getting worse

thank you

 

[martin]

My phsychic powers are not working so well this morning but the first thing I would check would be the exhaust. My spelling also seems to be off.

 

[caveman_joey]

My truck did something similar about a year ago. It sounded like coins rattling or a chain rattling. In my case it was the sway bar link bushings were shot and the washers were rattling making the noise. New sway bar links from Autozone fixed it right up.

 

[NJA]

My phsychic powers are not working so well this morning but the first thing I would check would be the exhaust. My spelling also seems to be off.

sorry, i tried explaining as best i could with what i could find in the dark. not the exhaust. its not shaking or hitting anything.

My truck did something similar about a year ago. It sounded like coins rattling or a chain rattling. In my case it was the sway bar link bushings were shot and the washers were rattling making the noise. New sway bar links from Autozone fixed it right up.

checked twice and they are fine. could use an update though with some newer stuff. put it on my list to do.

still looking, gonna have a friend help me here in a little bit

 

[cvar]

You check your heat shields? There's one under the bed, and another under the cab.

 

[adsm08]

What you have described sounds most like swaybar links to me.

Also, I just love how everyone automatically jumps to the worst conclusions about what could be wrong at the smallest noise.


"OMG!!! I heard a tiny squeak noise when I tap the brakes!!! All my wheels are going to fall off"

Heard that from a woman last week.

 

[doorgunner]

I get my rubber mallet out....put the truck on jack stands...and bounce the hammer off everything under the truck while I'm under it...that usually finds the problem (worn caliper retaining pins caused my last rattle)