i have a 93 dodge dakota 2wd auto v6 with a loud klunk sound that comes from shifting into reverse, it sounds like front end possibly passengers side, when i back out of a spot and stop it klunks, then again when i put it in drive, new ujoints 2 years ago new tranny mount today, i dont know if its ball joints or motor mount. and it wont klunk if i shift from reverse to drive while still rolling. 73,000 miles.
2006-11-08 09:15:30 · 9 answers · asked by biff 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you have eliminated the u-joints and put in motor mounts...and...not comming from the rear, check the yoke..it connects the drive shaft to transmission...Good possibility and you've described it's symptions when it wears and has play...Doesn't take much and is a high wearing part...Good luck...Yukoneze
2006-11-08 09:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by yukoneze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cueld be "spider gears' in differential, - jack it up on one side (preferably side you think is making noise), - then put vehicle in gear (if standard,-park if automatic!) then get underneath and roll front wheel back and forth to it's limits. This will let you see if the play is in the differential or something else. It will also show if the universal joints are going bad again! Sorry but I have seen more than one universal joint that was bad even though it was new, - (they can also drop a "needle" and then go bad), because they aren't put together right!
Note: if this is a rear wheel drive, vehicle, you are going to have to jack up one side of the rear instead, you will then see if the drive shaft "wrings" between front and back, or if the noise is in rear(same diagnosis as the paragraph above)! So it can be inside or outside the rear axle (gearbox)!
Now if is a rear wheel drive, and the noise is in the front, check the bushings on your stabilizer bars on both sides, as well as the ball joints, -one side jacked up, - shake wheel violently - (top in bottom out,-- and reverse rapidly), - if ball joints are bad you should be able to see the "joints" move (back and forth). you can also check tie- rod ends while you are there!
2006-11-08 09:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might I suggest that you check the upper inner A-arm shaft. They tend to loosen up on Dodge, and when brakes are applied, they will shift, and sometimes very loudly. This can also affect your alignment for the poorer.
Good Luck
2006-11-08 09:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by Ironhand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, ninety 3 ward off Dakota, thecontinual line u-joints could be a sturdy place to initiate yet while this is basically occurring while shifting in to opposite then i could be greater apt to think of this is a motor mount. power line might make noise getting in to bothcontinual and opposite. i might examine the motor mounts. in the event that they're oil fouled or have lots of cracks or tears then you certainly ought to change them. the ninety Dakotas had a situation with motor mounts going out around one hundred twenty,000 to one hundred fifty,000.
2016-10-15 13:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by asuncion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm still going to have to go with motor mounts on this one. I would closely inspect the motor mounts.
2006-11-08 09:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some times it is the rear end. there is a axle to body support which has a rubber mount that wears out. have them check out all your rubber mounts and see where one is worn out. a full suspenion check out is what you need
2006-11-08 09:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like either ball joints or universal joint.
2006-11-08 09:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by cubsfreak2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gear no fear is right. We both believe it's the motor mounts
2006-11-08 09:29:26 · answer #8 · answered by whtsthislif4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your u-joints are bad.
2006-11-08 09:22:28 · answer #9 · answered by granddragon489 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋