Clunk from my Junk!!!

[John Wilde]

Guys,

When my can is running and I put the transmission in reverse I get a clunk sound. I am not sure if it is the tranny, u joints or rear end.
Any suggestions where to look at first?

Thanks in advance

BTW this is my street car with a stock 200 tranny.

 

[83hurstguy]

check the U-joints first, thats the easiest... I put a rear end and new driveshaft in mine and found out the clunk was in the trans.... had other reasons for the rear end and driveshaft replacement though, I wasn't just guessing, was kind of hoping the clunk would disappear in the process.

 

[John Wilde]

Thanks man I should have a spare stock drive shaft at chow's house.

 

[83hurstguy]

you can probably just check the driveshaft by crawling under there. Try twisting it side to side and moving it up and down... can also get a decent sized prybar in there just to see what kind of slop they have...

or, if you have a good spare, you could probably just try that too.

 

[84GNwith87eng]

Reverse spring could be broken?

Mine was broken in half, made a 'clunk' sound when I'd put it in reverse

 

[carrddine]

also you can check the rear motor mount and it could be worn out...It would also make the noise that you hear.