Hi. My father-inlaws tripple e commander 2002,only 12,000klms. Has been in storage many years and i have the job of bringing this RV back to life :). I am hearing a loud banging noise when im driving slow? I have greased all points of the chassis i can see. Swaybar links,bushes look intact and check for broken bolts,i removed the lower bolts from the Bilstein shocks and they extended normaly without delay or noise,Checked front wheels bearings for play.If i jack up either side of the front of the vehicle and then release the jack quickly i hear this noise the same as when driving slowly. Has anyone heard of or had a similar issue like this ?.

Sway bar bushings may be bad. These are the rubber bushings that are in the middle of the sway bar, where it attaches to the frame. There should be two of them. The bushings can be bad at the end of the sway bar also, at the links, but I think you said you checked those.

My brother in law just told me his "noise" story and it turned out to be the wheel simulators. He pulled them off and found something that was loose and making noises...

Not many things would be common to both sides except the sway bar.

have it jacked up and then have some one else release the jack, get down on the ground and listen, but not real close. lots of maybe,s.

Worst case, get a mechanics stethoscope from an auto parts store and start poking around. Could even be leaf springs popping, as one leaf binding against the one below it. As you lower it, put your hand against the spring, and see if you can feel the shock wave vibrate through the spring.

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Catoff
Explorer
Oct 08, 2013
Daveinet wrote:
Worst case, get a mechanics stethoscope from an auto parts store and start poking around. Could even be leaf springs popping, as one leaf binding against the one below it. As you lower it, put your hand against the spring, and see if you can feel the shock wave vibrate through the spring.

Father-inlaw said he hit a pot hole. I will try the leaf idea as i have been stumped before on my f-350 and i eventually found it to be the leafs.
Executive45
Explorer III
Oct 08, 2013
Hmmmm....you've mentioned your Father-in-law but I notice you didn't mention your Mother-in-law...have you checked the lower compartments....:h:h......:B:B....Dennis
Daveinet
Explorer
Oct 07, 2013
Worst case, get a mechanics stethoscope from an auto parts store and start poking around. Could even be leaf springs popping, as one leaf binding against the one below it. As you lower it, put your hand against the spring, and see if you can feel the shock wave vibrate through the spring.
midnightsadie
Explorer II
Oct 07, 2013
have it jacked up and then have some one else release the jack, get down on the ground and listen, but not real close. lots of maybe,s.
K_Charles
Explorer
Oct 07, 2013
Not many things would be common to both sides except the sway bar.
Scars
Explorer
Oct 07, 2013
My brother in law just told me his "noise" story and it turned out to be the wheel simulators. He pulled them off and found something that was loose and making noises...
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Oct 07, 2013
Sway bar bushings may be bad. These are the rubber bushings that are in the middle of the sway bar, where it attaches to the frame. There should be two of them.
The bushings can be bad at the end of the sway bar also, at the links, but I think you said you checked those.

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