clunk reversing out

[jase]

When I reverse my Chimp (97 16K miles) out the garage of a morning as I let the clutch out there is a clunk as if some slack is being taken up then a little resistance after which, once it has moved, is fine. It only seems to be like this when it has been standing all night, need I be worried? Edited by jase on Saturday 14th April 22:24

[RobM]

Coulb be the brakes. They can bind a bit, especialy if you've been in the wet the day before. Try leaving it with the handbrake off overnight & see if the clunk goes.

[Marshy]

Ummm, I always leave mine with the handbrake off, and have experienced the same problem. Occasionally, I've had to grit my teeth and give it an unexpected amount of revs to "unstick" it. I just shrugged and put it down to, um, character. Should I actually be concerned?

[Leadfoot]

With all your other problems! Nah.

[Dave_H]

After spending the amount of time I have today freeing up the rear brakes on a friends car that's been parked in his garage since Christmas, I'd say never leave the handbrake on if you garage the car Edited by Dave_H on Sunday 15th April 19:42

[GreenV8S]

Yes and no. Some transmission backlash is normal and it always seems worse when things are cold. Combine that with the brakes rusting on overnight and you can get quite a big 'clunk' when you move off. It will happen when the car is warm too, but is much less noticeable. If you find it suddenly gets worse even when the transmission is warm, you may have a problem with the rear diff bushes. They come loose over time and need to be tightened regularly. It is rare for them to fail but if they do the diff will flail about all over the place, not good. These are also symptoms of a badly worn transmission and might be caused by a worn diff or CV joints. But all these major problems take time to develop and would be spotted at an early stage during servicing, so they are not likely in your case. In all likelihood everything is fine. Cheers, Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

quote:When I reverse my Chimp (97 16K miles) out the garage of a morning as I let the clutch out there is a clunk as if some slack is being taken up then a little resistance after which, once it has moved, is fine. It only seems to be like this when it has been standing all night, need I be worried? Edited by jase on Saturday 14th April 22:24