rearend clunk

[ledfoot]

switched from my gen2 to a gen 3 this week(more on that later).i noticed a clunk in the diff.area..normal or no.....dave

 

[PhoenixGTS]

Please check the condition of the u-joints on your rear half-shafts, particularly the inboard units. My Gen II always had a bit of a "Viper clunk" in the rear, but it got a bit worse (still not horrible). Found out my inboard driver's side half-shaft u-joint was blown (the two opposing cups bolted to the differential yoke had no needle bearings at all).

 

[redsrt03]

My SRT has had clunks from the very first. Other people on this forum have also reported this "feature" of the GEN III Vipers.

Hopefully, it's just a nuisance and not a sign of pre-mature failure.

Good luck.

 

[SRTJOE]

My SRT has had clunks from the very first. Other people on this forum have also reported this "feature" of the GEN III Vipers.

Hopefully, it's just a nuisance and not a sign of pre-mature failure.

Good luck.

I had a viper tech check it out last summer and they said it is normal.

 

[PaViper]

In my experience with cars, two pieces of metal banging together is not normal

 

[quick2tr]

I get soft driveshaft "clunks" coming from the differential area when load is disengaged (push clutch in while idling up an incline). I'm pretty sure its normal.

 

[ledfoot]

If any of you guys had a C5 (gasp) they had a bag of marbles clunk.....wierd.....