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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 01:07 AM
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Well my o6 rear clunk is back, probably never went away Did the end links and car was fine and still is going forward. Now when I back the car out of the garage or backup in general I get a clunking out of the passenger rear wheel Will sometimes rock the car if going slow enough.Need a direction in what to be looking at to check, or bring it to Chevy..
36k miles, never on a track!

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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 11:34 AM
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Check the e brake. I believe it's on the passenger rear
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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 11:59 AM
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Check your axle nuts. My passenger side was noticeably loose. Drivers side was tight. You need to get new nuts, use red Loctite and torque to 160 lb/ft. Nuts are around $5 each. You can access them by popping off wheel center cap.
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Check your axle nuts. My passenger side was noticeably loose. Drivers side was tight. You need to get new nuts, use red Loctite and torque to 160 lb/ft. Nuts are around $5 each. You can access them by popping off wheel center cap.
A "clunking" sound from the rear on early C6's is more likely caused by either or both axle nuts being loose. Trust me....I had the noise in my '05 & replaced both axle nuts....no more noise.
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Originally Posted by yellow2007
Check the e brake. I believe it's on the passenger rear
. FYI the ebrake is on both sides in the rear. A model T it isn’t.
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Brought the 07 down to my shop on my property and re torqued the axle nuts. Noticed that right brake caliper had some play in it. Adjusted that issue also. car is now fine. Thank you everyone for your help.

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