help please

[5ohturbostang]

ok i picked up a 87 gt 5 speed and today i took it out and noticed that when im driving a steady speed and am completely off the gas when i bump the gas a lil theres like a slight clunk towords the rear please dont tell me this is bad all my other stangs have been aods so is this normal on the 5 speeds?

 

[jrichker]

Could be U joints or excessive slack in the ring & pinion. I would suspect U joints first. Changing them isn't hard or expensive - about $17 for two U joints.

It will take longer to jack up the car and get the driveshaft out than it will to change the U joints.

Once you have the car up on jackstands, you will be able to twist the driveshaft and watch and feel for play in the U joints.

 

[sunil6784]

Could be a U-Joint. Does it do it in any gear, or all gears and all speeds ?

 

[5ohturbostang]

all gears and all speeds,anytime i am completely off the gas and then apply gas again i hope its just the u joints,if the rain ever lets up ill check that.thanks for the quick response fellas its much appreciated.

 

[87_stang]

everyone else beat me to it. Sounds like bad U-joints to me also. Very easy fix.

 

[5ohturbostang]

thanks again for the help guys you were dead on,replaced em today in the snow then went sliding around the icy streets,gotta love mustangs on snowy roads!