stkelly
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- October 28, 2007
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- City, State
- Laytonsville, MD
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '08 Mountaineer
Our 2008 Mountaineer was rear ended pretty hard last night. Hard enough the truck was pushed into the vehicle in front of us.
As soon as we drove away from the scene I felt and heard a fairly loud clunk when letting off of the accelerator. I can feel it in the steering wheel and floor boards. I checked the sway bar end links and they're nice and tight with no play. I don't see any noticeable lose mounts. It now clunks almost all the time when letting off the accelerator quickly. If I let off slowly it'll sometimes clunk but not always.
Any ideas what this could be? It never did this before being hit. I know it'll be a fight with the insurance since most of the damage is in the rear of the truck and it feels like this clunk is in the front drivetrain.
It may be a lost cause since the truck may be totalled due to the cost to fix vs the value. However, I'd really like to keep it running if I can.
Thanks in advance for any input!
2008 Mercury Mountaineer
V8 AWD
~143,000 miles
As soon as we drove away from the scene I felt and heard a fairly loud clunk when letting off of the accelerator. I can feel it in the steering wheel and floor boards. I checked the sway bar end links and they're nice and tight with no play. I don't see any noticeable lose mounts. It now clunks almost all the time when letting off the accelerator quickly. If I let off slowly it'll sometimes clunk but not always.
Any ideas what this could be? It never did this before being hit. I know it'll be a fight with the insurance since most of the damage is in the rear of the truck and it feels like this clunk is in the front drivetrain.
It may be a lost cause since the truck may be totalled due to the cost to fix vs the value. However, I'd really like to keep it running if I can.
Thanks in advance for any input!
2008 Mercury Mountaineer
V8 AWD
~143,000 miles