Weird noise

[Crapple21]

I have a 84 el camino and it sometimes make a clinking noise or as my girlfriend explains it a rock hitting a empty pop can. It's only when I put it into gear or if I manually downshift into first or second and get on it, it makes the noise and it only does it once it's not a continuous noise. I have no idea where its coming from its hard to pinpoint exactly where it's coming from

 

[beermonkey9417]

have yer girl shift yer car while you listen under the car. make sure the parking brake is on so she doesnt run over yer head. ot could be something to do with your linkage.

 

[tc1959]

I would check the U-Joints when they get worn they make some noise.

 

[Crapple21]

It doesn't do it everytime I shift it into gear just sometimes and would a u joint make a clinking noise and would the driveline move if I had a bad ujoint I mean like back and forth?

 

[beermonkey9417]

only one way to find out, jack the front of yer car up or use them ramp thingys, then put some wheel chocks behind and in front of the rear tire, then get under there and have yer girl shift from p to 1 slowly while yer under there and look and listen. if slowly doesnt werk have her shift from p to d like you 'normally' would. make sure the cars off and the parking brake is on and wheel chocks...etc.

 

[tc1959]

It doesn't do it everytime I shift it into gear just sometimes and would a u joint make a clinking noise and would the driveline move if I had a bad u joint I mean like back and forth?

Take a small pry bar and pry around the U-Joint,look for the caps to be loose where the joint goes into them,Yes a worn joint will make a Pop or a Tink type noise when the drive shaft is loaded.

 

[Crapple21]

Ya I could try that but it does it more when I take off fast. The only times it does it when I shift into gear when the choke is on and I'm in a hurry in the mornings which I know can't be good for it

 

[Crapple21]

It doesn't do it everytime I shift it into gear just sometimes and would a u joint make a clinking noise and would the driveline move if I had a bad u joint I mean like back and forth?

Take a small pry bar and pry around the U-Joint,look for the caps to be loose where the joint goes into them,Yes a worn joint will make a Pop or a Tink type noise when the drive shaft is loaded.

Okay good info I'll try that

 

[Wile E]

Might want to also take a look at your trans mount

 

[Crapple21]

Okay thanks I'm gonna try all this stuff.