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Subject:Re: syncro driveshaft 'clunk!'
From:Rico Sapolich
Date:Thu, 14 Feb 2002 18:06:02 EST

In a message dated 2/14/02 4:45:44 PM, Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA writes:

<< I still have a "clunking" sound sometimes
>when I shift.  I assume this is the driveshaft.  Should I be concerned or is
>this a normal Syncro sound? >>

If the sound is a clank (i.e., it has a ring to it), it may be caused by a
wallowed spline connection on the input shaft of the front final drive unit.
If it is a clunk with an occasional creaking, check your center driveshaft
U-joints.  A failed U-joint is usually very obvious, although, I had a bad
one on a Syncro which could not be detected until I removed the driveshaft.
Once removed, the needles dropping out of the U-joint left no doubt as to
what was amiss.

Rich