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> Clunk Diagnosis Help..., Thought it was fixed, but noooo, couldn't be that easy!!
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post Mar 26 2012, 09:15 AM
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1st, a little backstory...
I had a fellow teener drive my 75 2.0 a few weeks back, and he commented that my gear lever was moving waaaay too much when he accelerated/decelerated, like my motor mounts were bad. I used the good Dr's motor mount test method (try lifting the engine with a jack while mount is all bolted up) and found that it wasn't the motor mounts (they held the engine down to the mounting bar just fine) but instead was the transmission mounts that were causing the issue, as the main nuts were barely finger tight, allowing the transmission to move around quite a bit. I tightened them up, and added lockwashers to prevent this from happening again...

BUT NOW, I have a very solid, and quite concerning clunk coming from the passenger rear of the car, ESPECIALLY when I accelerate and decelerate. It seems that the changeing load on the engine/transmission is moving something, but I cant figure out what???!! It really doesn't make any noise when hitting bumps, or changing suspension loading (corners, sudden stops, etc.) ONLY when I push the gas, or let off the gas and let the engine drag slow the car down. I checked the "play" on the axle, doesn't seem extreme. I checked the shock mount, the transmission mount (mustache bar?), the points where the engine bar mounts to the body, etc...

It sounds very solid, not body related, and I'm out of ideas and plan to crawl under her again today to try to figure it out... I'm concerned to the point where I can't drive the car again until I nail this down (literally (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ) HELP!!

Thanks in advance,
Chris
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audio_file   Clunk Diagnosis Help...   Mar 26 2012, 09:15 AM
KELTY360   As many can attest, I'm no expert, but I'l...   Mar 26 2012, 09:28 AM
rgalla9146   As many can attest, I'm no expert, but I...   Mar 26 2012, 09:34 AM
mrbubblehead   trailing arm mount?   Mar 26 2012, 09:33 AM
audio_file   Check the 22mm nuts on the inside and outside of ...   Mar 26 2012, 10:42 AM
mrbubblehead   Check the 22mm nuts on the inside and outside of...   Mar 26 2012, 10:50 AM
vsg914   Why, yes there are bushings in there, one inner an...   Mar 26 2012, 10:46 AM
audio_file   Why, yes there are bushings in there, one inner a...   Mar 26 2012, 10:58 AM
mrbubblehead   Why, yes there are bushings in there, one inner ...   Mar 26 2012, 11:00 AM
mrbubblehead   Why, yes there are bushings in there, one inner ...   Mar 26 2012, 11:01 AM
McMark   Lay on the ground and grab the axle shaft. Abrupt...   Mar 26 2012, 11:42 AM
PeeGreen 914   Was that the noise I heard when you were backing u...   Mar 26 2012, 02:12 PM
audio_file   Was that the noise I heard when you were backing ...   Mar 26 2012, 05:00 PM
PeeGreen 914   I may be able to later tonight. I'll let you k...   Mar 26 2012, 06:19 PM
KELTY360   Was there ever a diagnosis for this? Inquiring min...   Apr 5 2012, 04:13 PM
PeeGreen 914   Yes there was... but he may not want to say :evilg...   Apr 5 2012, 04:23 PM
bulitt   Bowling ball in the trunk? :confused:   Apr 5 2012, 04:33 PM
KELTY360   Bowling ball in the trunk? :confused: Funny yo...   Apr 5 2012, 05:24 PM


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