Clunk Thunk....

[TYSHO]

Car has issues. Every time I give throttle or let off, there's a clunk, up to and including 3rd gear. If I take off in first gear, there's up to 3-5 little thunks. In reverse, it's one big clunk.

Any ideas?

I just, 1 hour ago, replaced my driver side axle, which I thought was causing the clunks and whatnot. Anyways, it's still happening.

I have replaced my axles, have solid mounts(3), ASFB's, and have them all tightened down.

Anything else I can check or suggest?

 

[Ishodu]

Just check the mounts to be sure, just because there solid doesn't mean there good forever. Also check the mount bolts and the holes in the mounts.

 

[TYSHO]

I just did, 2 minutes ago.

I did replace my clutch and since then the problem has came out and grown louder. The only thing I did different that time around was remove the trans through the fenderwell and not torque the SFB's as tight as before. I have them at 85 right now, and I will try 95-100 right after this post. I hope that fixes it because I gotta go to school within an hour.

 

[TYSHO]

Tightening up the SFB's to 100 didn't help.

I visually checked the mounts, but I also did the ebrake testing. The motor did not even move a millimeter in reverse or 1st. In 1st, the engine almost stalled and no problems showing. I put it in reverse, no engine movement, but I did get a clunk/pop when the clutch was almost fully engaged.

Could this possibly be a bad axle that I installed? It's the exact symptoms before I replaced it, so I'm wondering if it's possibly something else. I read about strut rod bushings, but mine look fine and I don't think it would clunk in reverse with the ebrake if it was the bushings. But, I may be wrong.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[TYSHO]

Well I fixed it.

I forgot all about the trans mount when I was checking! The rear bolt-to-frame was not torqued down good enough. I just zipped it in there with the impact, thinking it would be good when finishing the clutch job. That's why I didn't suspect it and skipped it while checking. I even looked at it!