CV's??? (weird noises...)
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:26 pm
So I am having some strange noises from the front passenger area.
I *think* it may be one of the CV's, but previous experiences with bad CV's were different - clicking in turns.
I hear no clicking in turns, but more of a "clunk" in accel/decel and even more over sharp bumps (low speed, like a bumpy dirt lot).
I have not had the car up in the air yet (busy fixin' other vehicles in the fleet), but just poking my head under there I saw no issues with anything (boots look good, all bolts present and accounted for - that's a good start!
)
I can even feel the clunk through the firewall sometimes as a slight "thunk".
So my 2 possible causes are
1) CV?
2) Engine mount(s)? Causing the motor to rock too far and hit *something* (the issue was slight this winter, then got much worse after installing the VF12, which is pushing a bit more power through the drivetrain
)
Any other idea's out there?
I'll get the beast up this weekend and pry at the mounts, and try to pull/twist the axle and listen (but I don't think I can apply enough force to replicate well over 200ftlbs of torque - haha)
Thanks,
Chad
I *think* it may be one of the CV's, but previous experiences with bad CV's were different - clicking in turns.
I hear no clicking in turns, but more of a "clunk" in accel/decel and even more over sharp bumps (low speed, like a bumpy dirt lot).
I have not had the car up in the air yet (busy fixin' other vehicles in the fleet), but just poking my head under there I saw no issues with anything (boots look good, all bolts present and accounted for - that's a good start!
) I can even feel the clunk through the firewall sometimes as a slight "thunk".
So my 2 possible causes are
1) CV?
2) Engine mount(s)? Causing the motor to rock too far and hit *something* (the issue was slight this winter, then got much worse after installing the VF12, which is pushing a bit more power through the drivetrain
)Any other idea's out there?
I'll get the beast up this weekend and pry at the mounts, and try to pull/twist the axle and listen (but I don't think I can apply enough force to replicate well over 200ftlbs of torque - haha)
Thanks,
Chad