# Show 03-03-12 Jeep making clunck

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [March 3, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264 "2012-03-03T20:28:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cdsnga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8491ac/32.png) [@cdsnga](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdsnga)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264/1 "2012-03-03T20:28:59Z")

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Could it be the bearings on the driveshaft? They might be worn just enough to not stop the driveshaft immediately.

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**Author:** ![Pprzzo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pprzzo/32/5753_2.png) [@Pprzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pprzzo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264/2 "2012-03-03T20:56:43Z")

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I had a similar problem, but I don’t know if this applies to Jeeps. My spare tire was not secured and would shift when I stopped. Junk in the trunk would also cause this (?)

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**Author:** ![fleecerdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f9b8f/32.png) [@fleecerdog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fleecerdog)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264/3 "2012-03-03T23:39:34Z")

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Gastank for sure … mine have been making the clunk for years …

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**Author:** ![Bentfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Bentfish](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bentfish)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264/4 "2012-03-04T00:25:18Z")

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Our 4Runner had the exact same problem. It was where the rear driveshaft telescopes on itself. It was binding during stops and starts. A little grease in the zerk fitting, problem solved.

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**Author:** ![oldbodyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@oldbodyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldbodyman)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-03-03-12-jeep-making-clunck/71264/5 "2012-03-04T01:11:07Z")

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One day a guy came to my shop, he had the same problem. He bought the car about 2 months before. He told me that he had taken the car to a dealer and 3 inde shops. Know one could find the what was making the noise. I took him for a drive. I would hit the brakes and 2-3 seconds then clunk. I did this a few times and back to the shop. When I got back to the shop I took out the rear seat bottom and removed the pop bottle. Know more noise. My guess is something is rolling around in his Jeep.