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Old 06-30-2004, 08:02 PM
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thunking noise when going into reverse

just like the title says. i hear a thunking noise all most everytime that i shift into reverse. from both park and neutral. please let me know what you guys think.
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Old 06-30-2004, 10:02 PM
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Check the bushings that support the rear differential. There are two of them located between the diff and the muffler. Both of mine were torn to pieces and I could move the diff around easily. If I was at home I'd post pictures, but I'm at work so pics will have to wait.

I had thought it was the transmission support that was damaged, and as it was being replaced, I noticed those bushings were bad too. Replacing the the tranny support solved some of the clunking, but it was in much better shape than the rear bushings, and a few days later when those came in and got replaced the clunking was eliminated completely.
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Old 06-30-2004, 11:03 PM
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Pictures would be greatly appreciated.

I get that clunk when going from reverse in to drive.
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Old 07-01-2004, 11:29 AM
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reverse thunk

For shock going from N to R, the ATSG troubleshooting chart suggests the following in order of most likely culprit;

Valve sticking

Faulty 4A accumulator

Deterioration of ATF.

I think the first two are located in the pan and would not require pulling the tranny to have your transmission specialist cure the problem.

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[As above, bad support bushes does also create this problem]
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Old 07-01-2004, 11:34 AM
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forward thunk...

Again, the troubleshooting chart suggests the following in order of most likely....

Deterioration of ATF

Faulty N-D accumulator

Valve sticking

Faulty TCU

Again, the two middle ones are in the cassette in the oil pan, and more easily fixable by somone who knows what they are doing.

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Old 07-01-2004, 11:57 AM
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Might not be tranny

Even though it is probably transmission-related, make sure you check out your cv axles. A faulty outer joint would cause a similar clunking noise to the one you are describing.
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Old 07-01-2004, 03:28 PM
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Here's a picture of the bushings, as promised:

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Could also be motor/trans mounts.
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Do you happen to have the part numbers for those Differential Bushings?

I was under the impression that those bushings were an integral part of the differential mounting subframe, and therefore not replaceable.




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Old 07-02-2004, 08:55 AM
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They aren't listed as a replacement part on 92's but seem to be on 94's
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