I'm getting a popping noise from the front end of my little ranger. I just checked it out, ball joints, control arm bushings, and sway bar bushings are tight. The noise is coming mainly from the driver's side tie-rod. It makes the noise when you bounce the body up and down, so I'm assuming that it's the inner or outer tie rod ends. There is no play in them at all, just the popping
noise like they need lubricated. If it's the inner one (inside the steering rack boot), can you pull the boot back and lubricate it some way?

Thanks!

 

grease your sway bar..the part that is on the frame..grease that up and see if it helps..

 

Thanks for the suggestion! I just checked again, the noise is definately coming from the tie-rod, the sway bar is quiet.

 

Re-read my original post Einstein, there is no play in tie rod ends!!

 

Einstein, the problem was a dry, binding inner tie rod end on the driver's side.