>>Charlie the '64 TR4 started to make a mystery clunking noise
>>yesterday...when I go over a bump, there is a hollow clunk from the
>>passenger side rear wheel...>
>
> I would look at the armstrong shock dampers
>and the links in particular.
Bingo.
>But that noise is more like a rattle/jingle.
Maybe not. My car had a "hollow clunk", a solid mechanical noise on bumps.
Each rear shock link had a bushing with a too-large hole worn into it. The
noise was probably from the fact that the two securing bolts for the left shock
were not tight. My advice is to replace the links if needed and to make sure
the damper-mounting bolts are tight. It is a good idea to replace the bolts
with socket-head cap screws ("Allen" bolts) because the wrench clearance is
not what it ought be. I put in new links, ne
Phil Ethier
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