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Hope this is not a sign of things to come. Truck is very well maintained. 120000km. Broke a leaf last weak and now I hear a tin like sound when I get on the gas. Sounds like its coming from the exhaust. Its not the same sound the broken leaf was making.. Any ideas guys??

 

Did you puncture the exhaust somewhere?

 

Check your exhaust system for holes.

1000th post. Thanks for the great times TW!

 

I recently had a similar sound when accelerating and in sharp turns. Turns out the heat shield surrounding the gas tank had been bent from driving through piles of snow/ice. It was making contact with the drive shaft.

 

Very possible a bent heat shield. You guys are great

 

Find the problem?

 

x2, I had the same thing happen to me. There are heat and dust shields all over the place and they are thin, flimsy pieces of metal that bend easily and make a horrible sound when they contact nearby moving parts. So far I've had it happen with both dust guards around the front rotors and one of the heat shields out back that was contacting the drive shaft (that one made a horrible racket).

 

Havent had time to check yet but i'm betting its that. Hope I can just bend it back by hand

 

Mine didnt take much more effort than folding aluminum foil.

 

x2, they are very flimsy. I think mine got bent just by going through a puddle at speed.

 

Good to know. Thanks guys

 

yup sounds like the hit shield came loose, just rip it off