hey everyone, I was searching if anyone had this problem but for some reason, the search is "temporarily unavailable". Anyways, when I first reverse from drive, it makes this "clunk" noise from the wheels. I went under there and checked everything out and it seems alright. It really only happens when I move forward and then reverse. Does it sound like a balljoint or something? Can someone direct me to where to check out? I appreciate the advice.

 

Two things come to mind:
Have a friend (or other victim) open the hood and eyeball the engine as you go from drive to reverse. The engine should shift in its' mounts very little. If it does move (sometimes over two (2) inches, you could be the proud parent on a bouncing baby broken motor mount!
The second could be a Constant Velocity Joint about to fail. Have your hapless friend eyeball the axle on each side while you shift from drive to reverse. If the axle attempts to rotate, but the corresponding wheel doesn't; you've got a C/V joint thats' about to meet it's maker. The majority of times these are accompanied by torn/ripped boots (look like bellows behind each front wheel, sealing the axle.
But I've also seen axle (C/V) failures with the boots intact

Two suggestions on where to start

P

 

This problem is very common on the 1945 accords with the 12 cyl turbo diesel and 18 speed trans. Is that the make and model you have???

around 98, honda made a little extra clearance between the brake pad and the caliper bracket, you can prove if this is the problem by placing a shim made from a business card between the end of the brake pad and the caliper bracket.

 

I wanna get me some of that !!! F/D LOL

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"This problem is very common on the 1945 accords with the 12 cyl turbo diesel and 18 speed trans. Is that the make and model you have???"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P_Adams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Two things come to mind:
Have a friend (or other victim) open the hood and eyeball the engine as you go from drive to reverse. The engine should shift in its' mounts very little. If it does move (sometimes over two (2) inches, you could be the proud parent on a bouncing baby broken motor mount!
The second could be a Constant Velocity Joint about to fail. Have your hapless friend eyeball the axle on each side while you shift from drive to reverse. If the axle attempts to rotate, but the corresponding wheel doesn't; you've got a C/V joint thats' about to meet it's maker. The majority of times these are accompanied by torn/ripped boots (look like bellows behind each front wheel, sealing the axle.
But I've also seen axle (C/V) failures with the boots intact

Two suggestions on where to start

P</TD></TR></TABLE>

a side note -doesnt CV stand for continously variable?...because of the fact that it can adjust the angle if its bend while still transfering rotational power?

 

I'll stick to my definition.

refer link below:

http://autorepair.about.com/cs...b.htm

P