[TR] [6pack] Rear end clunk

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 Indeed.  My thinking as to why it goes away when warm is this:
If the splines are dry or if the grease gets ladened with dirt and such they will stick a bit.  As the car warms up it is because it is being driven which will loosen up the stickiness and it will start to behave better until it sits a while and cools off.
Dave 

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com>
To: Greg Lemon <grglmn at gmail.com>; Alex & Janet Thomson <aljlthomson at charter.net>; Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Jan 27, 2022 10:27 am
Subject: Re: [TR] [6pack] Rear end clunk

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