Popping sound F53

[jdr37]

I have a 34' class A on a '95 F53 chassis with 95,000 miles. Recently it started making a "poping"sound in the front end area and comes from both left and right sides(not at same time). This generally occurs when a large truck passes or someimes with a slight steering correction. Sounds like possibly deteriated sway bar bushings but I wonder if there might be other possible causes such as ball joints, etc.
Comments appreciated.
Dave

[Nick-B]

No ball joints on the old F53 chassis. You got King Pins holding the spindles on. You do have a tie rod and a drag link and those are a possibility, but worn sway bar bushings on an older F53 are the #1 suspect.

Crawl under and look a the sway bar bushings, front AND rear. Take a grease gun with you and hit all the grease fittings while you are at it.


With thanks to Bill "Subford" for making this picture available.