# 1998 ford ranger 4x4 clunk upon acceleration

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-ranger-4x4-clunk-upon-acceleration/62226>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** noises, ford, ranger\
**Created:** [March 5, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-ranger-4x4-clunk-upon-acceleration/62226 "2011-03-05T15:26:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oldmanofthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9adbd/32.png) [@oldmanofthesea](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldmanofthesea)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-ranger-4x4-clunk-upon-acceleration/62226/1 "2011-03-05T15:26:48Z")

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When stopped and accelerating normally I hear an audible clunk, but feel nothing. If I gently accelerate from stop it does not occur.

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-ranger-4x4-clunk-upon-acceleration/62226/2 "2011-03-05T15:33:56Z")

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Have the universal joints on the driveshaft checked. Also, have the CV joint up front checked as well. If you want to do it, You could raise a wheel off the ground, and rotate it back and forth, looking for a gape in motion due to a loose joint. That’s the joint that should be replaced.