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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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Angry Drivetrain Clunks and Bangs.....

It has been doing this every since I got the car. When I'm cruising, usually on surface streets, I can hear, and sometimes feel banging from the rear end. I can also feel it when coasing down a hill in 6th. The rear or tranny or somthing clunks and jerks around. I am not sure what it is, but it really sucks. It feels almost as if there is too much play in the rear end gears. Not sure.... I can't really describe it any better. Anyone have any thoughts?
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 03:57 AM
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I'd atleast get it up on a lift or something and pull the driveshaft out and see if there are any marks on it. Trust me, you don't want to be driving it when the driveshaft decides to snap in half. If there are no marks, then most likely it's something in the rear end.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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It's slack in the drivetrain...I think all the f-cars have it. I know mine makes all sorts of noises back there....and nothing is loose.
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Originally Posted by NOBR8KSS
It's slack in the drivetrain...I think all the f-cars have it. I know mine makes all sorts of noises back there....and nothing is loose.
Thats what I'm thinking. When I get the chance I am going to see how much "slack" there is.
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Old Jul 27, 2004 | 12:24 PM
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check your drivshaft and torque arm. My torque arm cracked/broke last week and my driveshaft got chewed up
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