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95 z28 102000 mi . rear end makes a clunk. cked driveshaft it was good so i check brakes and ther good but then i notice i can move my passenger side tire in and out about a 1/8 in. so open the rear up and c-clip is still in place replaced outer bearing and thers still movement in my axle. axle didnt have any grooves in it or anything. but im pretty sure i shouldnt be able to pull it in and out.so need to know what else to look for next. thanks.

leadfoot4

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Mine has been somewhat like that since it was new in late 1995.....

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anydody else that has some play in there rear end also.

SS RRR

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because of the c-clip design you'll probably get some end play. i can't remember how much, however if you hear a clunk then i would look eslewhere. have you checked what kind of play you have in your LCA's? when does the clunk occur? that could help diagnose where the clunk is coming from. it's possible the bushings in your lca's are going south...

94CamaroZ28SS

my camaro i can hear it do that when i shift it from park to drive also when i go from Drive to Reverse i was wondering what that may be also? Tranny was rebuilt but rear end has never been rebuilt I did Replace both rear wheel axle bearings they were not all the way pressed in to the lip in the axle housing when i pulled them out and replaced the old ones. what should i check next?

SS RRR

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If I recall, LCA bushings and tranny mounts are popular components to **** the bed.
When I replaced my tranny mount I never noticed the excessive play in the gear shift (or if there was any) however the mount was dry rotted to **** and was almost torn in half.

3DFORMULA

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Check the u-joints.

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well i put it back together and drove it today and so far the clunk has gone away. the clunk you hear when you shift gears is just your drivline slack. i did check the u-joints and they were good i think the fluid was bad and maybe a spider gear was locked up or something. but the axle play is there still.

Formula350

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You won't lose the Axle Play.

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thats weird its like that though.

BlackLT1Z

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U-joints, bearings, and too much play between the pinion and ring gear can give you that "clunk" noise. Also things to consider are the exhaust mount on the tail shaft, transmission mount, motor mounts, and all the bushings to the suspension.

Formula350

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Not really if you understand how a rear is assembled