When I shift from Park/Drive to reverese I get a loud clunk sound

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ty1

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Does anyone know what it could be? I'm going to check out the driveshaft U-joints think I'm going in the right direction? This is on a 1997 Disco 1 automatic with 105k on it, it has a 3" lift on it too...
 
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byronAU

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ty1 said:
Does anyone know what it could be? I'm going to check out the driveshaft U-joints think I'm going in the right direction? This is on a 1997 Disco 1 automatic with 105k on it, it has a 3" lift on it too...
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Sounds just like mine!.....and every LR I've owned and been in!!
 
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byronAU

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noee said:
Depends. Could be a worn tail shaft from the AT.
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There was a problem with output shafts wearing but that was solved about 94 by cross drilling the shaft to allow oil through it.....97's don't get that.....I suppose you need to hear the noise and compare it with other LR's, but like I said before, sounds like every other LR!!!!
 
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DISCO_TONY

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hywy61 said:
its the fletser valves...nothing to worry about
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You will need a set of pliers, some thirty weight oil and ball bearings to fix this
 
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NCRover1

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I have the similar sound with my rover. Some posts are saying this isn't a problem and some are saying it is? I haven't had any issues with my truck and its been doing this the whole time I've owned it. So is this a problem or not?
 
BaldEagle

BaldEagle

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NCRover1 said:
I have the similar sound with my rover. Some posts are saying this isn't a problem and some are saying it is? I haven't had any issues with my truck and its been doing this the whole time I've owned it. So is this a problem or not?
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no. literally every rover (dI) i have ever driven does this. the people that i know for fact that have extensive experience agree
 
stevenr

stevenr

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Mine clunks too... and has been for the 5 years I've owned it. It also leaks. Is that normal?:D
 
kingstonman

kingstonman

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mine clunks too, check the ujoint on you drive shaft. mine wore out and swung my front drive shaft right into my transmission and put a fat hole in my tranny and wallet. after replacing all of that it still clunks. but now only when im facing uphill and put it in reverse. the tech said check your u-joint if its fine then dont worry about it, its normal. oh i have an 01 dII
 
BaldEagle

BaldEagle

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kingstonman said:
mine clunks too, check the ujoint on you drive shaft. mine wore out and swung my front drive shaft right into my transmission and put a fat hole in my tranny and wallet. after replacing all of that it still clunks. but now only when im facing uphill and put it in reverse. the tech said check your u-joint if its fine then dont worry about it, its normal. oh i have an 01 dII
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u joint failure is unrealted to the normal clunk of these transmissions.
 
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peter sherman

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shift into neutral just as you stop. put it in park. then the next time you put in d or r the clunk is gone.[provided you arn't on a hill]
it works
 
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byronAU

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BaldEagle said:
no. literally every rover (dI) i have ever driven does this. the people that i know for fact that have extensive experience agree
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......and every RR Classic and every P38a I've ever owned or driven or had a ride in!!

.......and every Series, but you don't notice it in them cause of all the other noise!!!

Remember most cars have 1 X gear box and 1 X diff and 1 X prop shaft......a LR has 2 X gearboxes, 3 X diffs, 2 X propshafts....etc ALL with a lil' bit of freeplay - and it ALL adds up to clunking that is also present in all other regular cars......bvut this is multiplied by the factors above!
 
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barnass

barnass

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The clunk lets you know its working...

Mine does it from time to time - I found that if I stop @ neutral for a moment between selecting, then no clunk.


Turn the radio up... it"ll drown out almost anything :rofl:
 
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1speed

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My 97 D1 is the same way. Never any problems in the past 3 years.(68K-99K miles)
 
crown14

crown14

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have the u joints and pinion bearings checked, assuming all that is fine its not unusual. dont sweat it, take an extra split second and shift a little more gently and see if that helps. otherwise, get used to it.
 
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