Worn CV's clunk, loose CV's clunk, and so do shocks that are loose on the mount bolts. If you know without doubt the CV's are good, then it is most likely a shock. Shocks are easy to check visually. To check the CV's drive the van in a circle with the steering wheel all the way at the stops. Do it in both directions. If a CV has gon bad you will hear it. To check the CV bolts, simply try them with the torque wrench. You might be able to shake the axle and see the CV move, but the surest check is simply to retorque the bolts. Over the years I have had CV bolts loosen several times. Good Luck, Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Kurt Camealy wrote: >I recently developed a clunking in the rear of my 87 GL. I lifted it up >and had a good amount of play in the rear wheels; so with 205K on the >original bearings and grease I removed and replaced. Replacing all four >rear bearings seemed to go very smooth and I torqued them to over 300 >foot pounds. I took it for a test drive this evening and I STILL HAD >THE CLUNKING? I lifted up the rear end and I have no side to side play, >but I have top to bottom play. My heart has sunk as I lost an entire >Saturday and over 100 dollars in parts to this job. Could I have done >something drastically wrong and still have gotten it back together with >no problems? > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Kurt > > > > |
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