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Wouldn't that cause it to happen even with the clutch depressed? I'll check it out, though. Thanks

Thought it was that, so I replaced both cv's with new, not re-man ones. No change at all, even immediately after the swap. Thanks,though. Other ideas?

OK... I'm getting a *pop pop pop* out of the drivetrain, sounds to be comming from the passenger's side (but that's when I'm sitting in the driver's side) that is wheel-speed (not engine speed) related. It pops when I'm going foward (but not reverse) and driving straight or turning right. No pops turning left, none when the load is taken off (such as when changing gears). The mounts look to be ok. It makes more noise when cold, then gets softer when warmed up. Once up to speed (4th or 5th gear) it seems to stop altogether, but that could just be that it's popping so fast I can't hear it anymore. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

What is the difference between the 2wd and 4wd axles? Is it the spline count?

Hmm...I wonder if someone forgot to put grease in the new cv in the factory? It took awhile after I swapped it out for it to go bad...probably a week and a half of normal driving before this problem arose... How can you tell which DOJ is bad?

Just recently had it aligned, the ball joints are new, and everything is torqued to the spec...as far as I can tell, the motor and tranny mounts are good...I can't get the sound to be replicated with the car off the ground. I wouldn't be bugging y'all but I'm just downright stumped:confused: Thanks again for all the help so far...

Holy triple post, Batman!

Computer flipped....double post

Well...I swapped out the driver's side cv today...bad news, the symptoms are all still there So, now I've got two new (not re-man) cv halfshafts and something is still not happy. Re-cap: car pulls a little to the left, there's a thunk-ish sound, variable with vehicle speed, whenever I straighten it out or turn right. The shifters shake (left to right) pretty good on accelleration, but stop with decelleration. When I either get on or off the gas suddenly, the shifters move an inch or two foward or back, respectively. Occasionally, when the car has had time to warm up, it will jerk violently, almost hopping up and down. Any info from the guru's would be much appreciated Thanks, Cody

got the axle today, so i'll put it in this afternoon. thanks for the help!

The shifters do not wobble when at rest in neutral (clutch in or out) but do move significantly to the right when the engine is revved. I'm also getting a good bit of foward/backward movement in the shifters when applying power or engine braking (at the transition between the two). I' thinking not bushings, as both shifters move simultaneously. Thanks, though!

Sorry, I did mean vehicle speed... Oh, and a new developement...I was driving it this afternoon and it started to buck rather violently...not sureif it's a related issue (front diff letting go?) or might just be something else to work out...

Hello all- I've got an '87 GL three door coupe (EA82) with the 5MT. I bought it with one hub trashed, etc. It had been pulling the passenger side halfshaft out of the back of the hub (stripping out the spindle nut, etc.) and trashed the hub, rotor, and caliper. I replaced them with new parts and now it wants to pull a little to the left, makes an audible *thunk thunk* which varies with engine speed when I try to drive straight or turn right, and the shifter wobbles pretty good. I first thought of a tranny mount pulling the shaft out backwards...but they look o.k. to me. Tire pressure and diameter are equal on both sides. Is this possibly a DOJ on the driver's side axle? Thanks all, Cody

Thanks for the input y'all.

Thinking of doing a swap into my EA82 3dr coupe, and was wondering what the general consensus was as to the relative merits of these two engines. Both are available from the local scrapper for the same price (with ecu and harness, fully dressed:banana: ), though the EJ 22 is obviously more common. Which is easier? Flatter torque curve? Thanks, Cody