Finally figured out what was making the clunking noise in the rearend on my 88 tbird today.I grabbed onto the rear tire,either one ane it will move in and out a inch or more and make a clunking noise when doing this.Does anyone have any idea what is going on and how to fix it.
Do you mean the entire rear end shifts back and forth under the car? Welcome to 20 year old Fox rear suspension bushings.
New control arm bushings or aftermarket control arms is the only route to "fix" it.
There is always a little lateral movement in the rear suspension on the Fox cars. The splayed upper links only do so much to hold it in place. Some sort of lateral link (panhard bar, Watts link, etc) is the only sure way to locate the axle, BUT I'm guessing bushings/control arms are about all you'll need.
Unless you mean the axles slide in and out of the housing, in which case you've got some very worn parts inside.
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If the axles are moving in and out of the axle housing 1"+...there are SERIOUS problems and they should be separating themsleves from the housing soon.....
On my car they move in and out about 1/2 inch. In certian manuvers(sp?) it will "clunk-clunk-clunk" I've been told it does this when the traction lock is worn out. And mine is very worn out.
id say the major thing to check here is your bushings...
its not the bushings, the problem has been established.
Your gona lose a C clip and when you do its not gona be pretty.
I am in the process of checking the c-clips now.
I don't remember him actually saying what the problem was....that's why I asked to begin with...
I have an almost new mustang rearend.Maybe I can swep out some parts
Oh yeah I was talking about the axles.
Check out the big brain on Claude!!
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Tell me mr rogers, when you hit speed bumps in parking lots at sort of an angle when you are not touching the brake pedal does it go clunk clunk clunk as it shifts from side to side? Mine does
mostly when I make a left turn out of my driveway.
There is wear on the end of the axle where the c clip goes.I am wondering about something called a c clip eliminater.Or replacing the axles.Something called a moser axle.I don't know anything about any of this.
i think some side play is normal. every tbird ive had had a little. if you push the car from side to side by the trunk it will go ...plunk, plunk, plunk back and forth...
The '84 shop manual says up to .030" endplay is ok.
Quote: "Be sure to measure the end play with a dial indicator; not by feel. A guess usually feels like far more end play than there actually is."
It is adjusted by making a shim the same shape as the C-washer and intalling it behind the C-washer.
Must have a minimum of .005" end play.
Does anyone sell the Clutch pack for the 7.5 rearend.Ford charges 200.00 for it.I can buy it for a 8.8 for 54.00 but that will not work.
http://www.store.yahoo.com/ratech/fo7axpa1.html