P,

Yes.

Climb under the back end and make sure that the bolts holding the CV joints
on are tight.  Mine had a clunk on every clutch engagement while my wife was
driving (I had just gotten out of the hospital and wasn't driving due to toe
surgery).  I kept giving her hell for her crappy shifting till one of the
CVs fell off the tranny!

Some idiot hadn't torqued them down after a clutch job (no fair guessing
who, either).

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: "PSavage" <psavage@saber.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 7:54 AM
Subject: Clunk After Shifting

> Ouch, Mick!
> Odd thing is, I too have heard an occassional clunk--
> in the area of the undercarriage behind passenger seat.
> But other than that, seems to be running fine.
> I had new CV joints, rotors, ball joints, etc before leaving
> for Mexico last December.
>
> Yesterday, I heard a soft clunk just after disengaging the
> clutch out of first, then again, out of second gear.
> I wondered if it was just stuff under the jump seat shifting.
> No trouble shifting, tho reverse has always seemed stiff.
>
> I am *concerned.
> Anyone have a clue as to what these "clunks" signify?
> Phaedra
> '85 Westy manual tranny