Rear End Popping

[Monolith]

Clunking while releasing the clutch definitely sounds like either U joints or excessive backlash....as long as it doesn't make the clunk when decelerating too...then I would say worn gears. If you haven't had any work done on the rear diff recently then I'm going to say U joints...

[NAVAG]

One time it wasn't specific to anything other than going over a bump. It was because one of the jam nuts on my panhard bar came loose. A little blue loc-tite and put some stank on it when tightening it back up and it hasn't been a problem.

The other time was after replacing the axleback. I left the muffler hangers on and took the panhard bar and panhard bar mount off lowered the sway bar out of the way to pull the mufflers backwards out of the mounts. (which to me is easier than fighting with the muffler mounts) a few weeks later I started hearing a knocking noise, especially when the car's body shifts under a load either when stomping on the gas or hard braking. I guess I didn't have everything tight enough when I reassembled it. After greasing and retorquing the bolts on the sway bar mounts and panhard bar the knocking noise went away.

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