This morning my 4wd loyale started making a "clunking" sound from the rear end. Sounds like drivers side but could be coming from the middle. This afternoon I put it in 4wd just to see what would happen and the noise seemed to stop. Any ideas what could be causing the noise and would engaging the 4wd having anything to do with it stopping? It is a 90 loyale s/r 4wd. The clunking sound corresponds with the rotation of the wheels.

driveshaft. any seconds?

not to jack the post , but i was looking at d/r gl wagon and it to had a noise like that , but it went away as soon as you pulled away ,kinda like you had a flat tire ,thump noise in the rear , it has 231,000mi on it

I had the same problem with my Brat.I had one u-joint that was FUBAR.I replaced it and no more noise.Dave.

Lug nuts tight? Dat can also cause that sound.

so if i take a chance and try to fix this problem myself any other things to do to pinpoint the problem. i have a hayes manual. i will check the lug nuts no problem. how do i check the u joints and drive shaft? would the brakes or wheel bearings be causing this noise? any other tips will be greatly appreciated.

Jack up the rear, slide underneath, and wiggle the drive shaft at all the U-joints. Check for play.

To check wheel berrings, grab the wheel from the top and bottom and try to rock the wheel. If it does, check your axel nut, if that's ok, then it's prolly a wheel bearing. Dat make sense?

i'd check the driveshaft. they can also seize, meaning the ujoints are almost stuck in place and will feel tight by grabbing it. you can visually see damage or pull it out and the joint won't budge....actually it might even be hard to get out because the joint is so stiff.

 

does this thing have hub caps or a center cap? lug studs/nuts could shear off and rattle/clunk around inside as well.

If it were something in a hub cap or trim ring it would make noise in 2 or 4wd.Dave

he put it in 4wd once and said it *seemed* to stop, i wouldn't rule out anything just yet. easy things to check are always nice to start the process of elimination.

THE CLUNKING IS GONE!!! $40 to John my mechanic and the problem was solved. Loose hardwear in the rear brakes.

redkard4: where abouts in NC do you live? Im near concord.

I am in Wake Forest, 15 min. north of Raleigh. Concord is in the western part of the state isn't it? I make my way to Asheville a few times a year with work.

Actually I am in Mt Pleasant (8 miles from concord)...its 30 miles north east of charlotte.

I looked up Concord on mapquest (there are something like 7 Concords in NC). I am planning a trip to Charlotte, I was going to go today but my car was disagreeable, to pick up some Pug wheels. There is a place in Charlotte and all they do is sell old Puegots. I am usually off on Mondays so I am planning to go next week.

PUGS!

 

I remembered when iwas working at some scam of a company in charlotte I seen atleast 4~5 Pugs crusing around with the 4x140mm 15 inch alloys I wanted, in ONE day!....outside of the center of charlotte...I see....maybe ONE pug a year.

www.sunsetcoachmen.com is their web page. Their wheels aren't cheap, but they have anything you could want. They quoted me some prices, but I thought if went down there then maybe I could bargain with them a bit. I am going to get 14" alloys. I think they quoted me $60 ea.