[TR] TR6 Rear End Clunk

[Keith Stewart]

Thanks for the information Bob. I have seen most of the contents of your Web page - it is a great resource. Body is great. Parts of the frame I could easily see were fine. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Keith R. Stewart
75 Camden Road
London, Ontario
N5X 2K2
Home: (519) 660-1916
E-Mail: keithstewart at execulink.com




On 2011-05-23, at 6:25 PM, Bob Danielson wrote:

> Most likely a cracked diff mount which is very common. Normally the right front one is the first to go. When mine went, my wife said it felt as if the noise was right under her seat. Usually an experienced welder can fix them with out too much trouble. About half way down this page (http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/DiffMounts.htm) you'll see the cracks in mine that caused the clunk........and I only found these after doing some serious work with a wire brush i.e. they don't have to be big obvious cracks to make noise. I ended up boxing in the front and rear to eliminate any future problems. The axle splines can also make a "similar" noise.
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> There are far better reasons then a broken diff mount or noisy axle splines to run away from a TR6. I'd focus on frame rust, TA attachment points, tee-shirt area and body rust.
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> Bob
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> Bob Danielson
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
> 1975 TR6 with:
> Throttle Body Injection
> Toyota 5 Speed
> Nissan Diff & CVJs
>