In a message dated 96-04-29 14:20:53 EDT, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley) writes: > >I've been noticing a clunking sound as I engage the clutch after shifting. >Feels like there is some play somewhere in the drivetrain. The sound is >like a metal-on-metal clunk, not unlike the sound I remember from shifting >an American car with auto tranny into the Drive position. I suspect that >the U joints in the driveshaft are wearing out. Any other ideas? How does >one definitively check the driveshaft U joints? Some Syncros make this noise as the front diff gets paly in the R+P or the viscous coupling. Sounds almost like a bell. Dennis.
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