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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 11:38 PM
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What kind of creepy sounds come from bad u-joints in the rear?
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Usually a clunk clunk clunk at low speed especially when making slow turns in either direction. They might squeal some but in my experience I feel it through the car and can hear the clunk.
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When mine was bad, drivers side halfshaft, it would clunck loudly when going into reverse, then into drive after a pause in nutrel. Replace all joints then while in there.
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When mine was bad, drivers side halfshaft, it would clunck loudly when going into reverse, then into drive after a pause in nutrel. Replace all joints then while in there.
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