Thumping floor

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  1. durallymax

    durallymax Medium Load Member

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    Wanted to try quieting down our fld120, so I put dynamat and liner on floor and back of cab. Still need to do the rest but the floor thumps a lot with a very low pitched loud rumble when the motor is under load between 1400-1 600.

    Haven't found anything loose or rubbing. What else should I be looking at. Thanks.
     
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  3. swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

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    Engine mounts prob worn out. Steel to steel.
     
  4. billandlori

    billandlori Medium Load Member

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    Check your cab mounts too, mine were on steel and made lots of noise!

    Bill
     
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  5. x#1

    x#1 Road Train Member

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    an exhaust leak perhaps?
     
  6. durallymax

    durallymax Medium Load Member

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    I was wondering about the mounts. I'll have to look close at them or just swap them and see. It's old enough, probably needs them anyways.

    Exhaust is brand new and not contacting cab anywhere nor is any piece mounted to cab
     
  7. bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    Check the cab mounts and also the cab shocks. We replaced both and it really helped. At one point one of the shocks was rusted and frozen into place and made the truck "tilt" which in turn chewed up one steer tire all the time. Once we got that fixed, the tire issue went away with the noise.
     
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  8. kwforage

    kwforage Road Train Member

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    Look at new mounts from Atro instead of OEM.
     
  9. GrapeApe

    GrapeApe Road Train Member

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    Motor mounts most likely. If you get a lot of thumping when hitting bumps, check those hood cones on the firewall.
     
  10. durallymax

    durallymax Medium Load Member

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    Hood is very tight, that was another thought, no extra thumping on bumps really.

    Cab shocks are new.

    I'll start with motor mounts.

    Thanks.
     
  11. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    Also look at your bellhouseing,mainly around the mounting bolts. Look for cracks or any shiny metal. Seen dump truck where bolts were over torqued,galled the threads they were holding but not tight.
     
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