Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd
True. What is the issue? Noise? Imbalance?
Essentially, I am getting a clunk when shifting from P to D, or from P to R, or from R to D (whenever there is a change in load direction in the drivetrain). Also if I let off the gas and coast, and vice versa. This carrier bearing had some slop, but no leaks that I could see; and I really don't know how much play they're supposed to have. I had a helper shift repeatedly between D and R while I laid under the vehicle, and it sounded like the clunk was coming from the transmission itself. However, the whole driveline had a sharp jolt go through it when shifting, so it has to be somewhere in the driveline. Motor mounts were checked and ruled out. No odd vibrations, humming noises, etc. Just the clunk. I have posted about it in my thread in this forum (troubleshooting a bad CV joint).