Clunk on selecting D or R

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Posted: 7/4/06 12:06pm Message 11 of 30

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You can do it in the driveway, up on stands. It's not too hard, but it will take some time, unless you have small hands!

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Posted: 7/4/06 12:51pm Message 12 of 30

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Thanks for the reassuring confirmation, Joel.

Don't have particularly small hands, but DO have a whole lot of time--so
I'll go ahead and try to tackle this job, along with all the others that are
rapidly piling up with this car.

Good luck with yours too, Jotto,,,hope there'll soon be two non-clunking
Corvettes on either side of the Atlantic!

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Posted: 7/4/06 3:48pm Message 13 of 30

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I'll write that one down for action If I ever get that clunk. What a great site this is.

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Posted: 7/9/06 1:09pm Message 14 of 30

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Thanks for posting the question. My '78 has the same "CLUNK". I'll check the bushing next time I get it on a lift. Maybe I can worry less now... It has been doing it for years... I have been waiting for the rear end to crap out, maybe that is why it never gets worse.

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Posted: 7/10/06 12:54am Message 15 of 30

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Do, any of you feal a lowering of the car when you shift into drive I also have the clunk that is what mine is doing

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Posted: 7/10/06 5:15am Message 16 of 30

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that is normal,they all do it,the suspension is "Loading Up"as long as it comes back up when you take it back out of D,into Neutral or Park

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Posted: 7/10/06 7:57am Message 17 of 30

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I'm just going to quit worrying..... I'll let you know when and if the rear end craps out...

Dave

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Posted: 7/10/06 2:15pm Message 18 of 30

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i HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL ON VETTE AUTO TRANS.

i HAVE HAD EVERY SINGLE BUSHING/ U JOINT, BEARINGS, REPLACED IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. RE-BUILT THE REAREND AND TRANSMISSION AND TRAILING ARMS AND STILL HAVE A CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE.