Hi there, This is the grease monkey again. First I want to thank all of you for the past information I received. It sure helped a lot. Now for the new problem. I have a 51 chevy stile line coupe. When I put in reverse there is a clunk. It has the power glide trans.TheMotor mounts and trans mounts are good and the u joint seems ok. It sounds like it is in the rear. It is only in reverse. I would not think this is normal Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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This was normal under certain conditions. Mine will do it if the hand throttle or choke knob is out a little and it is idling faster. They did it when they were new. If there is a problem it would probably be the ring gear and pinion have too much clearance. (the teeth don't fit close enough). But then the rear end could sing a little.
Thanks for the reply on the rear end clunk. I wasn't sure if they were made with that but what you said made sense. I will try what you said. Thanks again Grease monkey 123