rear end clunk- any BTDT?

[Joshua van Tol]

Usually the front trapezoidal arm bushings wear out, and can cause a  
clunk. Thankfully they're quite cheap (if you buy just the bushings,  
and don't by them already installed in the carrier) Also if the rear  
trapezoidal arm bushing (the one the farthest towards the center of  
the car) is torn at all, you should replace it too. Actually, if this  
car has over 100k miles,  I'd recommend replacing all of the  
aforementioned bushings, on both sides. Remember that you can't  
tighten the through bolts in the bushings until the car is on the  
ground, or they'll tear in short order.


On Sep 17, 2006, at 8:21 AM, J123fs at aol.com wrote:

> Hey all,
> I have a nice clunk on the rear end of my V8. Pass side- mostly on  
> rebound,
> like the shock mount was loose or broken spring- but, I have neither.
> I replaced the rear traverse link (some might call it a upper  
> control arm)
> as there was play in it. But after the repair there is still the  
> clunk  coming
> from the rear- seemingly on rebound, not compression of the shock,  
> though  it
> seems a little better, as I have removed some slop from back there.
> I then removed the Bilstein to see of the mounting nuts of shaft where
> loose- they where not. I also articulated the rear control arm and  
> did notice  some
> plat on the rearmost bushing.
> Any ideas out there?
> As a firm believer of doing the easy stuff first (rear upper link),  
> has
> anyone had the same issue that they resolved, I do not want just  
> start replacing
> bushings pel-mel.
> I seem to be pointing my magic wand at the rear diff mount or the rear
> control arm bushing, but do not want to dig in there unless I have to.
> If I have too, it will give me the situation to mount my custom  
> rear sway
> bar which I have been too lazy to do (a lie, I'm in the middle of a  
> 3000+ sq ft
> house renovation I'm doing the GC work on).
> Thanks in advance for any guidance.
> Cheers,
> Jack
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