84 SVO

Lindros_88 · 05-29-1999, 07:28 PM

I just purchased an 84 SVO. It has quite a few miles on it, 97000 to be exact. Here is my question. When I shift, or take off, I hear a slight thump that seems to be coming from the rearend. Is that the Univ. Joint or the gears ? How do I tell? What do I do for each situation?
Thanks,
MC

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PanamaRed90LX · 05-29-1999, 09:58 PM

U joints are easy to check. Get the car up high enough to get under it. Be sure to use jack stands if you don't have access to a lift. Grasp the driveshaft in front of the rear u joint and try to twist it back and forth. There should be NO play in the u joint at all. Do the same at the transmission. If either one is bad, replace them both. They are cheap and usually both go bad within a few thousand miles of each other. A clunking sound is usually a u joint.

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05-29-1999, 07:28 PM	#1
Lindros_88 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: memphis, Tn Posts: 7	84 SVO I just purchased an 84 SVO. It has quite a few miles on it, 97000 to be exact. Here is my question. When I shift, or take off, I hear a slight thump that seems to be coming from the rearend. Is that the Univ. Joint or the gears ? How do I tell? What do I do for each situation? Thanks, MC ------------------ Lindros_88 (_@___]]

05-29-1999, 09:58 PM	#2
PanamaRed90LX Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Panama, Rep of Panama Posts: 94	U joints are easy to check. Get the car up high enough to get under it. Be sure to use jack stands if you don't have access to a lift. Grasp the driveshaft in front of the rear u joint and try to twist it back and forth. There should be NO play in the u joint at all. Do the same at the transmission. If either one is bad, replace them both. They are cheap and usually both go bad within a few thousand miles of each other. A clunking sound is usually a u joint. ------------------ E-cam, pullies, 3.27, Mac Off-road, 2 chamber Flowmasters, 5 lug conversion