thunking rear end

[Phil Priestley <phil@xxxx>]

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Since I bought #2105 she has had a thunk in the passengers side rear 
end and a howl at speeds over 20 mph. The thunk usually only shows up 
when you first back her up after sitting for a while and on right hand 
turns from a dead stop. I changed out the TAB's and the bushings for 
them and that seems to have gotten rid of the howling but the thunk is 
still there. While I was under there i checked the motor and tranny 
mounts and didn't see anything unusual.

Awhile back i checked the bolts that secure the engine cross brace and 
found one was loose a couple turns and the other one was just sitting 
in the the hole, not threaded in a bit. Tightening them up quieted the 
thunk to a much less obnoxious level and greatly improved the cornering.

I'm starting to think its caused by CV joints? Am I heading in the 
right direction? If so, would servicing solve this? Anything else that 
could cause this?


Phil Priestley
Alessandros 120
(503)370-9951