Driveline lash / loose play?
07-22-2010, 11:35 PM
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Driveline lash / loose play?
I have a 1995 straight-six, 5-speed manual F150 in mint condition, always babied, never hammered. For some years it's had what feels like a lot of play somewhere in the driveline: esp in 2nd, if I lift off the gas and then on again, it gives a loud clunk; same thing but less so in 3rd. I've had new u-joints at both ends of the drive shaft, new spring shackles at the back, new front ball joints, so the whole chassis seems to be solid.
Is this "clunk" a common thing in straight sixes with a manual?
Could it be a worn 2nd gear?
I don't think it's a motor mount because the block sits still when I rev it. The dealership once said they'd had to tighten the tranny cross member; any clues there?
This beauty is gonna give me 500,000km's before it goes, so any help would be appreciated!
07-24-2010, 11:20 AM
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Thanks, guys, but --
I hope it is a tightening-the-bolts job. The mech's should have noticed it if they test-drove it the last few times it had work done ---If it is a 'bad' rear end, how much work / $$ am I looking at?
