>Dare I drive this thing? Would a failing U-joint be easy to spot?
My GT6 had a clunk in the rear for the longest time, I could only hear it when
making a left turn and going about 20mph or less. I figured it was a U-joint,
but I looked under the car twice, up on jack stands. Wiggled and jerked
the axles and driveshaft every which way but it all looked tight. I drove it
for about 6 months and it finally got worse. Checked everything again, the
axles still seemed tight, but I spotted a cracked end cap on the axle U-joint.
Replaced it and no more clunk. Of course, once I waited too long on an old
Road Runner I had and the driveshaft fell out 3 in the morning on the way to an
after hours joint with a lady in the car no less. Needless to say, I never
heard from her after that....
Mike G.
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