Clunk at stop and go...

painemann · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:02 pm **Posts:** 607

Well has around 95k miles now and I have a clunk (not everytime) when I just start moving from a stop. Seems like a driveline issue, anyone else have something like this?

BVCRD · **Posted:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:09 pm

painemann wrote:

Well has around 95k miles now and I have a clunk (not everytime) when I just start moving from a stop. Seems like a driveline issue, anyone else have something like this?

It's been on here numerous times. It is the slip yoke binding a bit. No biggy. Lube it if it bothers you. Otherwise just drive it knowing it isn't hurting anything.

Silverdiesel · **Posted:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:00 pm

X2
exactly what happened to me and exactly how I fixed it....
Happene around 80k miles.

bugnout · **Posted:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:40 pm

X3, just 4 bolts to drop the drive shaft, grease up the xfer case output shaft and re-install. I used a wide zip tie on the dust boot.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:49 pm

Could be a loose or bad motor mount too.

CATCRD · **Posted:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:56 pm

painemann wrote:

Well has around 95k miles now and I have a clunk (not everytime) when I just start moving from a stop. Seems like a driveline issue, anyone else have something like this?

Is it worst when you come to a hard stop and stay in that spot until you let off the brake? If so it's probably the slip yoke of the rear driveshaft.

painemann · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:02 pm **Posts:** 607

Sir Sam wrote:

Could be a loose or bad motor mount too.

Didn't think of that, I'll check for a bad mount.

painemann · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:02 pm **Posts:** 607

BVCRD wrote:

painemann wrote:

Well has around 95k miles now and I have a clunk (not everytime) when I just start moving from a stop. Seems like a driveline issue, anyone else have something like this?

It's been on here numerous times. It is the slip yoke binding a bit. No biggy. Lube it if it bothers you. Otherwise just drive it knowing it isn't hurting anything.

That's the same issue I had with me truck, thanks for the info guys n

minimoto139 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:47 pm

I had something similar with my rig. I was talking to Marlin Gehman (JBA) and he was telling me that its often the upper ball joint on the tri link that wears out and causes the axle to shift and "clunk" sometimes...Might be worth checking out.

LibertyCRD · **Posted:** Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:00 pm

U-joints in the rear shaft are notorious for failing before 100K on these rigs too. Mine was trash at 80K.

painemann · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:02 pm **Posts:** 607

LibertyCRD wrote:

U-joints in the rear shaft are notorious for failing before 100K on these rigs too. Mine was trash at 80K.

Good to know,'ill check them out also.

minimoto139 wrote:

I had something similar with my rig. I was talking to Marlin Gehman (JBA) and he was telling me that its often the upper ball joint on the tri link that wears out and causes the axle to shift and "clunk" sometimes...Might be worth checking out.

Didn't think about that, I'll have to look at that also, thanks!

Tinman · **Joined:** Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 308

Greasing the slip joint stopped it for me.

Joe Romas · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:44 am

Tinman wrote:

Greasing the slip joint stopped it for me.

It's stopped it for me on 4 XJ's I've owned too :SOMBRERO:

For a longer lasting cure on XJ's I found Never Seize worked better

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