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re: Clunk in the rear

To: lesnyd@bb1t.monsanto.com
Subject: re: Clunk in the rear
From: dancer!whs70@tbird.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
Date: 30 Mar 1992 10:35 EST
Larry asks:
>When starting or shifting my TR250 I get a clunk from the rear end. I got under
>and checked and the axles and drive shaft feel solid, no sign of play in the
>U-joints. Because the clunk doesn't always seem to exactly coincide with
>accelerating or decelerating, could it be one of the rubber suspension mounts?
>Dare I drive this thing? Would a failing U-joint be easy to spot?

Did you check all 6 U-joints.  There is both an inner and outer u-joint on
each rear axel.

Another possibility is the rubber shock mounts and/or the mounts
themselves.

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