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Originally Posted by kwren
Ball joints have rubber on them 
Maybe referring to the grease seals?
I wouldn't guess rubber but I might check the cv shafts. |
I took it out of teh bag just so I could show you.
In the case of my car, I removed the ball joints for whatever reason, probably to remove the axles, and the black thingy was completely crushed on both units. I didn't have the new ones at the time so I reinstalled them but they did not go in quite the same way they came out so there was a little slack, causing a clunk-clunk sound whenever I exit my driveway over the drainage channel.
I would venture to say it's possible this slack could open by itself in the right conditions.
I don't get any sound or feedback on flat roads, so... don't rule out your tranny just yet.