| Author | Message | ||
     Jason McCombs (Jasonmc) New Member Username: Jasonmc Post Number: 16 Registered: 06-2003 |
hey i got a question. As some of you may remember from my recent posts I just bought a 96 Disco and im trying to listen to all the sounds and rattles and rumbles and learn to descern them. I also must tell you that for the last 6 years i've been drivign a little 4cyl VW 5sp manual so switching to the automatic 8cyl rover is quite a change. My left foot uncontrolably goes for the clutch, which if course isn't there. any way to get to my point: i notice when I'm am slowing to a stop and the trans. downshifts i can hear a noiticable clunk noise. It's nto a harsh noise, nor does it have a metallic grinding sort of noise. it's sort of a dull thud. i also noticed that it's quieter or non-existant if I ease into the stop more by slowing down more gradually. i also have a thunk sound when shifting from D to R and from R to D. I have seen this particualr issue (D to R, R to D clunk) posted on here before. I think a few people said they have it to and it's normal. and it has somethign to do with the slack being taken up in the drive shaft, or somethign of that nature. Is that true? please help me out here, as i said I'm trying to listen and learn it's sounds but i can't help myself from freeking out a little every time i hear something that i didn't hear on my VW. I know that's a bit irrational but I admit I'm a bit of an alarmist, but I guess that's better than just ignoring everything. hope you guys have some answers. thanks in advnace. | ||
| Charles Allen (Callen229) New Member Username: Callen229 Post Number: 35 Registered: 07-2002 |
That clunk is your foot hitting the floor looking for the clutch !! I am pretty sure clunks are normal. Charles | ||
| Jim H. (Victor_mature) Member Username: Victor_mature Post Number: 69 Registered: 02-2003 |
Normal. My 94 does the same thing. If it starts to get louder or takes on a more 'hollow' sound you may want to check your u-joints. -wouldn't hurt to grease the u-joints anyway though. Jim | ||
| Jason McCombs (Jasonmc) New Member Username: Jasonmc Post Number: 18 Registered: 06-2003 |
ok, thanks guys, i feel better now. whart exactly should i grease the joints with? some people use the word "grease" in a generic fashion. can you tell me specifically what product i should use? | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 69 Registered: 10-2002 |
Search the archives for "clunk" and you'll find a lot of posts on this sort of thing. But my '95 made these noises, and my 2002 does too. The consensus seems to be that a lot of slop is built into the drivetrain, and what you're hearing is the gears, joints, etc. tightening when your speed changes. You'll learn to drive so as to minimize the clunking, if it bugs too much; I did. | ||
| Jason Soboluesky (Eastj) New Member Username: Eastj Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2003 |
I have a 95 Disco that I bought with 72k on the odometer in July 2002 and the previous owner reported the down shift clunk from the drive train (coming to a stop slowly does quiet things down). I found that the transmission fluid was over full by almost 2 quarts, lowering the level to factory specs helped some (and raised the gas mileage a bit) but the big change came when I installed the new Boge front shocks. Two weeks in all kinds of stop and go driving and NO MORE CLUNKS !!! | ||
| Chris Brennan (Cdmbrennan) Member Username: Cdmbrennan Post Number: 49 Registered: 01-2003 |
I know this is a old issue- but I was dealing with the same clunk - exact same noises occurring at the same times. In my case, it was definitely the Rear U-joint- needed to be replaced, not just oiled. An easy way to tell would be to put the car on jackstands and remove a rear wheel- as you turn the rotor, you should hear the clunk and be able to see some play where your driveline comes into the ujoint. |
