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Old 12-31-2008, 08:17 PM
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Re: 1998 "clunking" at takeoff

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Originally Posted by steamplant
I have a 1998 villager 125K on it, when taking off from a standstill from a red light or such you here a pretty good "clunk" sounds like from the drivers side. Could this be the cv shaft how do I tell if it is bad? thanks
Do you hear any clicking when you are turning a hard left or right when backing up or going forward at slow speeds??

Look at the rubber cv boots on the halfshafts (CV axle) are they torn or does it look like any grease has been thrown around. Also you should be able to check for worn joints by trying to move the axle shafts by hand.

Check your motor mounts as this sounds more like the problem. When you take off from a stop light with broken motor mounts the engine will move up and down making it appear to be a clunk.

Good luck and lets us know what you find.
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