Shannon,
Have you checked to see if you have any play in the rear wheel hubs?
Jack up the rear wheels and grab the top of the wheel and pull and push
the wheel. You should have no play at all. If you have movement then
you have a bad hub(s). Make sure the car is very sturdy so you dont
pull or push the car off the jack or stands.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Shannon Muncy <shannm2@triad.rr.com>
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, 13 May 2005 23:02:16 -0400
Subject: Yet another rear clunk question...
Listers...
OK, here's the deal; I've got a bad clunk in my rear drivetrain. I
hear a single, but very solid "clunk" when I first apply power or shift
gears, but not so much when I let off the accelerator. My rear
suspension is new (bushings/springs/diff mounts/u-joints). I've checked
the notorious diff mount and it seems remarkably in tact. From just
playing around under the car, it seems that I've got quite a bit of
slop in the differential or the outer axles. Could a worn diff and/or
spline axles cause this? What is the easiest way to test the diff?
Or does anyone have any other ideas? The suspension rebuild has about
500 miles on it, but it's always clunked since I've owned it.
Thanks in advance!
-Shannon
72 TR6 CC80068
|