"06 Silverado, driveline clunk

Augustus wrote:
> "Greg O" <goo1959SPAM RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>Anything out there on drive line clunk in a '06 Silverado, 4X4? Clunks
>>when shifting from drive to reverse. Dry slip yoke? Anything else?
>>Thanks.
>>Greg
>
>
> All the time, every time? Or just once in a while? There is always a small
> amount of play in the driveshaft / rear end assembly. Sometimes very small,
> sometime a bit more. I'd check the rear u-joint just to be sure. While
> you're there grab the shaft and see how much back and forth play there is.

Remember to have the vehicle in neutral when you do this.
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"Augustus" <no_one RemoveThis @nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> "Greg O" <goo1959SPAM RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Anything out there on drive line clunk in a '06 Silverado, 4X4? Clunks
>> when shifting from drive to reverse. Dry slip yoke? Anything else?
>> Thanks.
>> Greg
>
> All the time, every time? Or just once in a while? There is always a small
> amount of play in the driveshaft / rear end assembly. Sometimes very
> small, sometime a bit more. I'd check the rear u-joint just to be sure.
> While you're there grab the shaft and see how much back and forth play
> there is.
>
All the time, and it never did it before. It is gradually getting worse. I
checked the u-joints the other day, and they were tight. I had my dad hop in
and apply the parking brake, while I slid under and listened, I was not able
to pin point the clunk, but definitely driveline.
Greg
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"Meat Plow" <meat.RemoveThis@petitmorte.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:53:02 -0500, Greg O wrote:
>
>> "Augustus" <no_one.RemoveThis@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Greg O" <goo1959SPAM.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Anything out there on drive line clunk in a '06 Silverado, 4X4? Clunks
>>>> when shifting from drive to reverse. Dry slip yoke? Anything else?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Greg
>>>
>>> All the time, every time? Or just once in a while? There is always a
>>> small
>>> amount of play in the driveshaft / rear end assembly. Sometimes very
>>> small, sometime a bit more. I'd check the rear u-joint just to be sure.
>>> While you're there grab the shaft and see how much back and forth play
>>> there is.
>>>
>> All the time, and it never did it before. It is gradually getting worse.
>> I
>> checked the u-joints the other day, and they were tight. I had my dad hop
>> in
>> and apply the parking brake, while I slid under and listened, I was not
>> able
>> to pin point the clunk, but definitely driveline.
>> Greg
>
> My educated guess would be play in the ring and pinion differential gears.
> How many miles?
>

I forget, maybe 20K on it. Not enough to be a problem anyway.
Greg
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"Meat Plow" <meat.TakeThisOut@petitmorte.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:58:10 -0500, Greg O wrote:
>
>>
>> "Meat Plow" <meat.TakeThisOut@petitmorte.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:53:02 -0500, Greg O wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Augustus" <no_one.TakeThisOut@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:9KrUi.35629$G25.15489@edtnps89...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Greg O" <goo1959SPAM.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:13i2ggchqm5ft06@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>> Anything out there on drive line clunk in a '06 Silverado, 4X4?
>>>>>> Clunks
>>>>>> when shifting from drive to reverse. Dry slip yoke? Anything else?
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>
>>>>> All the time, every time? Or just once in a while? There is always a
>>>>> small
>>>>> amount of play in the driveshaft / rear end assembly. Sometimes very
>>>>> small, sometime a bit more. I'd check the rear u-joint just to be
>>>>> sure.
>>>>> While you're there grab the shaft and see how much back and forth play
>>>>> there is.
>>>>>
>>>> All the time, and it never did it before. It is gradually getting
>>>> worse.
>>>> I
>>>> checked the u-joints the other day, and they were tight. I had my dad
>>>> hop
>>>> in
>>>> and apply the parking brake, while I slid under and listened, I was not
>>>> able
>>>> to pin point the clunk, but definitely driveline.
>>>> Greg
>>>
>>> My educated guess would be play in the ring and pinion differential
>>> gears.
>>> How many miles?
>>>
>>
>> I forget, maybe 20K on it. Not enough to be a problem anyway.
>> Greg
>
> Well if you have play between the spider and side gears you could be
> asking for trouble. This can happen if the spider gear thrust washers wear
> prematurely because you spin the drive wheel a lot on a slippery surface.
> It's happened to me twice in the past, both vehicles under 40K miles one
> Dodge, one Chevy. Neither vehicles gave any warning signs except a small
> clunk when going from drive to reverse and not all the time. All it takes
> is a loss of traction on the drive wheel then a sudden gain of traction.
>
> Do you have a heavy foot on the gas?
>
Actually it is my dad's truck, and he drives to match his age, like an old
man!
Greg
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replaced u joints had two trucks make same noise same year replace u joints
fixed problem, not that that noise is hurting anything

"Meat Plow" <meat.RemoveThis@petitmorte.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:58:10 -0500, Greg O wrote:
>
>>
>> "Meat Plow" <meat.RemoveThis@petitmorte.net> wrote in message
>> news:1bqk1r.v08.17.2@news.alt.net...
>>> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:53:02 -0500, Greg O wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Augustus" <no_one.RemoveThis@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:9KrUi.35629$G25.15489@edtnps89...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Greg O" <goo1959SPAM.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:13i2ggchqm5ft06@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>> Anything out there on drive line clunk in a '06 Silverado, 4X4?
>>>>>> Clunks
>>>>>> when shifting from drive to reverse. Dry slip yoke? Anything else?
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>
>>>>> All the time, every time? Or just once in a while? There is always a
>>>>> small
>>>>> amount of play in the driveshaft / rear end assembly. Sometimes very
>>>>> small, sometime a bit more. I'd check the rear u-joint just to be
>>>>> sure.
>>>>> While you're there grab the shaft and see how much back and forth play
>>>>> there is.
>>>>>
>>>> All the time, and it never did it before. It is gradually getting
>>>> worse.
>>>> I
>>>> checked the u-joints the other day, and they were tight. I had my dad
>>>> hop
>>>> in
>>>> and apply the parking brake, while I slid under and listened, I was not
>>>> able
>>>> to pin point the clunk, but definitely driveline.
>>>> Greg
>>>
>>> My educated guess would be play in the ring and pinion differential
>>> gears.
>>> How many miles?
>>>
>>
>> I forget, maybe 20K on it. Not enough to be a problem anyway.
>> Greg
>
> Well if you have play between the spider and side gears you could be
> asking for trouble. This can happen if the spider gear thrust washers wear
> prematurely because you spin the drive wheel a lot on a slippery surface.
> It's happened to me twice in the past, both vehicles under 40K miles one
> Dodge, one Chevy. Neither vehicles gave any warning signs except a small
> clunk when going from drive to reverse and not all the time. All it takes
> is a loss of traction on the drive wheel then a sudden gain of traction.
>
> Do you have a heavy foot on the gas?
>



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On Oct 26, 2:03 pm, "Augustus" <no_....TakeThisOut@nowhere.net> wrote:
> "Greg O" <goo1959S....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
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>
> > Anything out there on drive line clunk in a '06 Silverado, 4X4? Clunks
> > when shifting from drive to reverse. Dry slip yoke? Anything else?
> > Thanks.
> > Greg
>
> All the time, every time? Or just once in a while? There is always a small
> amount of play in the driveshaft / rear end assembly. Sometimes very small,
> sometime a bit more. I'd check the rear u-joint just to be sure. While
> you're there grab the shaft and see hIow much back and forth play there is.


I am having the same problem on a '99, but from reverse into drive,
with a severe clunk. Am I just needing to replace the ujoint, or are
there other things I need to look at while I am down there? The noise
is ONLY at the back axle, no where else on the drive line. mine does
it every time, just about, but more severe initially engaging drive,
or when backing out, then to drive. almost like you shifted out of
reverse too soon, and hit the gas for forward while still rolling
back.
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