Occasional Clunk

[greggbzz]

I have the occasional "Clunk" when taking off in 1st. It seems to happen either A.) when I am going uphill, or B.) if I start harder then usual.

Basically, right after I let the clutch out and start to accelerate.

It's pretty hard, and only does it once. Not like a CV joint.

I investigated all the linkage and gave the wheels a good shake while it was on jack-stands, it seems real solid. The struts are not leaking.

[Hocrest]

Rear diff bushings?

Or trans mount??

[legacyau]

check the front control arm mounts they can make noise if theyre not tight

[zavikan]

+1 to tranny mount

[army_sarge07]

Also you may want to check if there is a small piece of loose metal in the bottom of your tranny, whether original or 5 speed tranny a small piece of metal can jump up into the fluid on hard take offs and clunk in a gear or two, so be careful