Giving Up On 4kq Clunk

[Huw Powell]

> Ball joints and tie rods are good.  Stock setup.  Strut cartridges are good.
>   Clunks when coming on and off accelerator.  Seems to come from left rear.
> Sounds like something is hitting bottom of trunk.  Minimal to no clunk when
> differentials are locked.  I've been under the car while it was on a lift
> with someone making it clunk using the accelerator and switching from 1st to
> reverse.  Nothing moves much at all.  This is my second 4kq.  I bought it on
> eBay because the owner said it didn't clunk.

yah, sounds like play in the rear diff.  grab both rear axles and see
how much you can rotate them against each other, and with each against
the center driveshaft with diff locked and unlocked.  see if you can
make the "clunk" by hand... if you still feel like it, that is!

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Huw Powell

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