Klunking Noise???
 

I Would First Like To Thank The Members Here
For All The Help That You Have Given Me The Past Six Months While Restoring My '83 944
She's Almost Done. I Do Have A Question, When
I Shift The Car I Get A Klunking Noise Is It
Something In The Rear End Or Trans Mount? Anybody Have Any Ideas?? Just A Note The Car
Has About 70k On It (original) Thanks

Klunking noises from rear end are usually CV joint related. Lift back end (use jacks, not ramps), and test axles for play. Also, visually inspect for cracked CV boots, and/or leakage.

When this has come up in the past on this board, it has ended up being the Clutch. Although not located in the back of the car, the noise that a clutch makes when the rubber center disk is breaking down travels so that it sounds like it is coming from the rear. If you get a rhythmic knocking under accelleration, then chances are it is the clutch.

Drove me nuts too. Did a clutch job and found the center rubber thingie on the clutch broken. Hana pa'a (good luck) and aloha, Neal

Same here, I redid mine on Neals suggestions and thats the exact problem and symptom that I had. Here is a pic of a blown rubber center clutch:

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[This message has been edited by Scott R (edited 06-13-2001).]