Re: [DML] thunking rear end

[Christian Williams <delorean@xxxx>]

You're certainly headed in the right direction. You might be able to slide
the half shafts back and forth to simulate the clunking if you've lost a
substantial ammount of grease from your CV boots. The only other
possiblility that I know of is that the bearing in the rear hub could be
shifting.

-Christian

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Phil Priestley wrote:

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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
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