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Old Sep 5, 2021 | 07:40 PM
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1967 While driving hearing a clunk off and on Drive shafts?
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U Joints are a good place to start
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Also check the snubber bushings at the front of differential. Jerry
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If you hear it when going around a corner it might be the front U-joint hitting a sagging body, Some easy fixes for this in archives.
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If these bolts are loose, you will hear a clunk when shifting.
It happened to me. After tightening the bolts, no more clunk.


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