CLUNKING!!!
#1
CLUNKING!!!
hey guys just took her out for a spin to find a clunking sound whenever i decelerated without brakes.
It seems to decelerate a bit faster than my 98 mk8 which i'm not sure is normal or not. it's an auto aswell.
Any thoughts??? im hoping its not my rear end failing!!!! and if this helps any, i feel the clunks more than i can hear it.
feels as if i'm getting pulled backwards every time it clunks, just a SLIGHT pull, kind of like when you run over rocks or something.
some suggestions before i go rebuilt it, unless i figure out wether its an 8.8 or not! if its a 7.8 i'll just throw in an 8.8. lol, never did check considering i'm pretty much keeping it stock.
Anyone know a tell tale difference between an 8.8 and 7.8 visually?
thanks alot!!
It seems to decelerate a bit faster than my 98 mk8 which i'm not sure is normal or not. it's an auto aswell.
Any thoughts??? im hoping its not my rear end failing!!!! and if this helps any, i feel the clunks more than i can hear it.
feels as if i'm getting pulled backwards every time it clunks, just a SLIGHT pull, kind of like when you run over rocks or something.
some suggestions before i go rebuilt it, unless i figure out wether its an 8.8 or not! if its a 7.8 i'll just throw in an 8.8. lol, never did check considering i'm pretty much keeping it stock.
Anyone know a tell tale difference between an 8.8 and 7.8 visually?
thanks alot!!
#5
RE: CLUNKING!!!
make sure the rubber is not broken on mount/ detatched from metal portion that it's glued to and as for u-joints.....jack car up and put it in nuetral and grab yoke on driveshaft and hold it with one hand and the driveshaft with the other hand and twist them opposite ways trying to feel for play..and make sure all driveshaft bolts at flange are tight
#7
RE: CLUNKING!!!
yeah 7.5 my bad lol i was debating which to put, forgot what it was.
I've googled some of the problems as well, seems people just have faulty ujoints when you get clunking in deceleration.
I'll check it all in the morning and if that's it, hopefully have it fixed in the next few days.
thx guys!
I've googled some of the problems as well, seems people just have faulty ujoints when you get clunking in deceleration.
I'll check it all in the morning and if that's it, hopefully have it fixed in the next few days.
thx guys!
#8
RE: CLUNKING!!!
u-joints are easy and cheap and its a great place to start if you wanna do the shot gun aproach to this. either way if they have never been replaced its not a bad idea to do it. i know autozone sells brutforce u-joints for 15 a peice which isnt bad
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