weird knocking in rear end
04-10-2007, 10:41 PM
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weird knocking in rear end
Ever since i bought this car a year ago when i turn to the right i can hear a knocking noise like something is hittin somethin., its only when i'm turning slowly though its just a fairly audible clunk clunk clunk not slow either its knocks pretty fast. i have no clue what it could be. i have had the rear up and tried lookin for somethin when i changed the springs but i didnt see anything out of the ordinary
04-10-2007, 11:33 PM
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RE: weird knocking in rear end
I had the same problem before my car's warrenty expired so I brought it to the dealership. It ended up just being the entire rear end was loose. Try tightening the bolts around the rear end and see if that stops the noise. The noise is totally gone now and hasn't come back for me. Just my $.02.
04-10-2007, 11:55 PM
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RE: weird knocking in rear end
ok well i dont think it'd be anything with the ring and pinion because i had the gears done a few months after i got the car. and the noise never changed
04-11-2007, 12:18 AM
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RE: weird knocking in rear end
I had it when I would turn slowly thru parking spots it almost sounded like it was coming from the front somtimes as well but it clunked alot in the rear. I have an auburn pro diff with 31 spline axles and frpp 4.10's in mine, and it was actually the u joints in the front and rear for the driveshaft, if u have a higher ratio then a 3.90 I would also suggest doing the aluminum driveshaf from ford racing (it comes with new u joints). I have to add a friction modifier to my rear end still, because now when I go for a LONG drive with the stang I'll hear clunking in the rear when I'm turning, I think the shop that I took too change the diff fluid to may have spaced the modifier ( I supplied the royal purple diff fluid). Hope that helped a little
04-11-2007, 12:30 AM
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RE: weird knocking in rear end
ORIGINAL: Slprstang04
I had it when I would turn slowly thru parking spots it almost sounded like it was coming from the front somtimes as well but it clunked alot in the rear. I have an auburn pro diff with 31 spline axles and frpp 4.10's in mine, and it was actually the u joints in the front and rear for the driveshaft, if u have a higher ratio then a 3.90 I would also suggest doing the aluminum driveshaf from ford racing (it comes with new u joints). I have to add a friction modifier to my rear end still, because now when I go for a LONG drive with the stang I'll hear clunking in the rear when I'm turning, I think the shop that I took too change the diff fluid to may have spaced the modifier ( I supplied the royal purple diff fluid). Hope that helped a little
I had it when I would turn slowly thru parking spots it almost sounded like it was coming from the front somtimes as well but it clunked alot in the rear. I have an auburn pro diff with 31 spline axles and frpp 4.10's in mine, and it was actually the u joints in the front and rear for the driveshaft, if u have a higher ratio then a 3.90 I would also suggest doing the aluminum driveshaf from ford racing (it comes with new u joints). I have to add a friction modifier to my rear end still, because now when I go for a LONG drive with the stang I'll hear clunking in the rear when I'm turning, I think the shop that I took too change the diff fluid to may have spaced the modifier ( I supplied the royal purple diff fluid). Hope that helped a little
