For about the past year or so, I get a 'clunk' from the transmission area of my Sedona when I shift from park to reverse, reverse to drive, etc. Also, if I'm coasting, and give it gas, I get a clunk. Or if I'm on the throttle and I let off, I get a clunk. Revving the motor in park will not create the clunk, nor will shifting from 1st to 2nd, 3rd, etc. I can also FEEL this clunk in the footwell area. I have visually inspected all 4 motor/trans mounts for cracking, loose nuts, bolts, and everything checks out just fine; nary a weathering crack was found in the rubber. No excess movement in any of them.
Which leads me to thinking that the driver's side CV joint may be bad. Now, I know that the typical symptom for a bad CV is the clicking while turning. I do not have this issue. Other sources also suggest that the clunking I'm experiencing IS possible from a bad CV joint. The joints aren't that expensive, but they are a PITA! FWIW, I've ruled out other things moving around and making the noise, like the airbox, for example.
Which leads me to thinking that the driver's side CV joint may be bad. Now, I know that the typical symptom for a bad CV is the clicking while turning. I do not have this issue. Other sources also suggest that the clunking I'm experiencing IS possible from a bad CV joint. The joints aren't that expensive, but they are a PITA! FWIW, I've ruled out other things moving around and making the noise, like the airbox, for example.
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