drivetrain clunking

[mike mcclurg]

One possibility is that the splines at the end of the
drive shaft and inside the hub are worn. I recently
had this happen to a Sterling. The splines were worn
so badly that whenever you changed directions or
shifted gears, you got a clunk. It's a wonder that it
hadn't started spinning! Currently fixed with JB Weld,
but not planning on rallying the car.

Mike


--- Richard van der Hoff <quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk>
wrote:
> I'm having problems finding the source of a
> drivetrain clunk in my
> 1991 CGT (non-quattro).
> 
> One of the problems is that the clunk can't be
> reliably reproduced, but it
> seems to manifest itself particularly if I'm driving
> it quite hard and
> downshift, say from third to second - thus causing
> the car's momentum to
> rev the engine. It can also occasionally be provoked
> by suddenly coming
> off the throttle - similar situation.
> 
> The clunk is quite loud, and *seems* to come from
> somewhere under the
> driver's (right-hand side!) footwell. And it doesn't
> seem to be
> particularly affected by steering position (though
> rapid downshifts don't
> often occur at full lock!). But it's getting worse
> and beginning to worry
> me...
> 
> I was just wondering if anyone here has seen these
> symptoms before, or has
> any suggestions what it might be.  Any suggestions
> appreciated.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -- 
> Rich
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