[6pack] Intermittent Cracking Sound

[Stuart Thompson]

My car is mostly original including the wheels. It's definitely not a clonk 
as I get that sometimes too.
The crackle is pretty loud so it must be under a lot of stress/pressure. 
I'll plan on dropping it down
this winter so I can have a better look. It needs some attention including 
replacing the bushes.



> Well first I would eliminate the obvious like splines and hubs and shocks 
> and if you have wire wheels they can get lose spokes and crackle/tinkle 
> too. Most back end issues clonk rather than crackle though and if nobody 
> else comes up with any better ideas over the next few days you may have to 
> drop the diff and check the mounts and bushes.
>
> You should be able to feel the top of the diff pins with your hand and 
> check for drastic failure at that end but in the end the only way to 
> really check the diff mounts is to drop the diff.
>
> Stan
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