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PLEASE HELP! Clanking under drivers-side floorboard and center console

Discussion in '96-04 - 2V Specific' started by kaveman, May 19, 2014.

  1. May 19, 2014 #1
    kaveman

    kaveman New Member

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    New to this forum stuff so don't mind my ignorance too much and hopefully this is the correct place to post this.

    Any who, I've been noticing a fairly loud clanking coming from under the center console area that can actually be felt with my feet while driving. This only occurs under harder acceleration so I figured it would have something to do with the driveshaft, transmission, or rear differential.

    After jacking it up and taking a look underneath I noticed a rather large amount of tar-like oil splattered on the underbody directly above the rear u-joint/differential connection. The driveshaft is also slightly loose and wobbles around a little at the yoke/transmission connection.

    I know the general area of the problem, however, I am not sure as to how bad the problem actually is.

    Is it simply the rear u-joint and yoke (in which case I would have no problem doing it myself and maybe investing in an aluminum driveshaft finally :grin:)? Or is it something transmission/differential related (what I am weary of)?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


    -Calvin


    BTW I have a 4R70W automatic trans.
     
  2. May 19, 2014 #2
    Burninrock24

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    I can't speak for the oil, but a bad U joint will definitely make a lot of noise. It's more of a clunking/thudding noise though to me. Clanging to me would be like dropping a wrench on the ground.
     
  3. May 19, 2014 #3
    kaveman

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    Clunking/thudding was more so what I was getting at....couldn't find the right word to describe it. I have some pictures. When I figure out how to post these darn things hopefully they can be of a little more assistance. U joint was what I was thinking though. Just didn't want to start taking stuff apart and get into more then I can handle.

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  4. May 20, 2014 #4
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    For pictures you need to use an image hosting website. I like www.imgur.com because it's lightweight and no BS. Then you use the [​IMG]" without the spaces and without the quotations. And the picture will be embedded into your post.
     
  5. May 20, 2014 #5
    kaveman

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    Great info. Thanks man. Here are the pictures.

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    Oil above rear U joint

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  6. May 20, 2014 #6
    rz5.0

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    Have you checked your trans mount..

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  7. May 20, 2014 #7
    kaveman

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    I peeked at it yesterday when I took those pics. Didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary, but then again I could have missed something....I was in a bit of a rush. I'll check again when I get off work.

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  8. May 20, 2014 #8
    Burninrock24

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    Again I can't help you much more with your actual problem, but to get the pics to work link to the direct picture. So for your first one use the url http://i.imgur.com/M6Tcimi.jpg. everything else is right, you just gotta click on the image to get the url to the picture directly thats all!
     
  9. Jun 3, 2014 #9
    kaveman

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    Sorry its been a while guys I was busy with work and the ride. But thanks for all of the help guys. Turned out rz5.0 was correct with the mount. I threw a new urethane mount and a Stiffler's crossmember on and the noise is gone.

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