Rear end clunk
01-24-2006, 12:30 PM
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Rear end clunk
I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
any comments..
rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
any comments..
01-24-2006, 10:57 PM
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Re: Rear end clunk
On 24 Jan 2006 09:30:20 -0800, jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
>I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
>rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
>at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
>it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
>had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
>nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
>It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
>but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
>wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
>4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
>cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
>to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
>any comments..
My 97 Cherokee does the same thing. I don't especially baby it and
it's never gotten worse over the course of 80k so I don't worry about
it at this point.
Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."
>I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
>rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
>at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
>it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
>had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
>nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
>It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
>but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
>wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
>4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
>cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
>to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
>any comments..
My 97 Cherokee does the same thing. I don't especially baby it and
it's never gotten worse over the course of 80k so I don't worry about
it at this point.
Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."
01-24-2006, 10:57 PM
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Re: Rear end clunk
On 24 Jan 2006 09:30:20 -0800, jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
>I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
>rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
>at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
>it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
>had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
>nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
>It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
>but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
>wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
>4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
>cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
>to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
>any comments..
My 97 Cherokee does the same thing. I don't especially baby it and
it's never gotten worse over the course of 80k so I don't worry about
it at this point.
Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."
>I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
>rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
>at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
>it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
>had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
>nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
>It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
>but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
>wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
>4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
>cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
>to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
>any comments..
My 97 Cherokee does the same thing. I don't especially baby it and
it's never gotten worse over the course of 80k so I don't worry about
it at this point.
Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."
01-24-2006, 10:57 PM
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Re: Rear end clunk
On 24 Jan 2006 09:30:20 -0800, jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
>I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
>rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
>at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
>it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
>had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
>nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
>It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
>but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
>wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
>4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
>cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
>to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
>any comments..
My 97 Cherokee does the same thing. I don't especially baby it and
it's never gotten worse over the course of 80k so I don't worry about
it at this point.
Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."
>I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
>rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
>at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
>it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
>had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
>nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
>It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
>but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
>wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
>4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
>cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
>to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
>any comments..
My 97 Cherokee does the same thing. I don't especially baby it and
it's never gotten worse over the course of 80k so I don't worry about
it at this point.
Drifter
"I've been here, I've been there..."
01-27-2006, 06:47 PM
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Re: Rear end clunk
spider gears and shims????
jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
> rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
> at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
> it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
> had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
> nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
> It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
> but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
> wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
> 4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
> cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
> to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
> any comments..
jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
> rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
> at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
> it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
> had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
> nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
> It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
> but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
> wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
> 4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
> cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
> to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
> any comments..
01-27-2006, 06:47 PM
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Re: Rear end clunk
spider gears and shims????
jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
> rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
> at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
> it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
> had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
> nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
> It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
> but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
> wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
> 4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
> cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
> to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
> any comments..
jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
> rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
> at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
> it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
> had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
> nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
> It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
> but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
> wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
> 4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
> cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
> to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
> any comments..
01-27-2006, 06:47 PM
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Re: Rear end clunk
spider gears and shims????
jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
> rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
> at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
> it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
> had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
> nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
> It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
> but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
> wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
> 4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
> cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
> to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
> any comments..
jerrybo66@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have a 86 Jeep J-10 with only 44,000 miles . It's had clunk in the
> rear diff. ever since I got it new but I didn't think the "mechanics"
> at the dealer were capable of fixing it and I didn't have time to take
> it elsewhere so I lived with it. They did replace the axles. I finally
> had a reputable drive-line shop look at it and they said there was
> nothing wrong with the ring & pinion and that they all have some clunk.
> It's an AMC 20 and I've put in an Eazy-locker which added a little more
> but I expected that. U-joints are fine. The slop seems to be from the
> wheel to the pinion gear. This should be a no-brainer but dealers or
> 4x4 shops have no ideas. Has anyone had this experience and found the
> cause? I can hardly believe the clunk is normal. It happens from drive
> to reverse & back. It's OK when it shifts under power. ..... Thanks for
> any comments..
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