Clunking Sometimes When I Come To A Stop

[Toast]

Since I got my X, I've noticed that occasionaly when I come to to a red light or get home and the truck comes to a complete stop, I hear a "clunk" from the back of the X.

Now I checked the Tranny Fluid and its fine.

I was just thinking that maybe its my 4 x 4 or something?

Just want to be safe that sorry

 

[FROADER]

Maybe ujoints or zombie bones?

 

[toypaseo]

Grease the slip joint...?

 

[Toast]

Are the slip joints and ujoints the same?

 

[fixxxer]

It could very well be a dry or worn u-joint on the rear drive shaft

 

[fixxxer]

u-joints are not the same as the slip joint
this is a u-joint

The slip joint is the splined part of the input shaft to the differential or transfer case, it slides into the receiving part of that shaft

 

[dogfriend]

If you search on "slip yoke" you should find a bunch of posts with the same symptoms you describe.

 

[35Remmy]

GREASE THE SLIP JOINT!!!!!!!!!!!

This is SOOOOOOO common...locate your rear driveshaft...follow it back until you see the rubber boot...snip the metal ties off... pull rubber boot off...grease the sh*t out of the joint!!! Replace metal ties with plastic zip ties.

Mine stopped clunking within 10 miles. Problem solved.

 

[Toast]

What kinda grease do I need?
And What Kind of gun?

I'll run to walmart, canadian tire, or parts source tomorrow morning

 

[Toast]

??

 

[fixxxer]

All-purpose/bearing grease should work just fine although a good cv-joint grease would work as well.

 

[Toast]

Awesome!
Thank You very much =D