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**Irish125** · 04-21-2008, 05:37 AM

I had a similar problem in my '04 Ranger. It felt like the driveline dropped out everytime I took off from a stop. It ended up being the slip yoke in the driveshaft binding up. As you accelerate or decelerate the rearend will climb or drop slightly which changes the length of the driveshaft. It doesn't take much to make it bind up and it will make a heck of a noise when it slips free and settles into place. All it took was a little grease on the splines and it cleared up.

04-21-2008, 05:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Irish125 Premium User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: WICHITA, KS Posts: 151 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Loud thunk or clunk almost like hit something I had a similar problem in my '04 Ranger. It felt like the driveline dropped out everytime I took off from a stop. It ended up being the slip yoke in the driveshaft binding up. As you accelerate or decelerate the rearend will climb or drop slightly which changes the length of the driveshaft. It doesn't take much to make it bind up and it will make a heck of a noise when it slips free and settles into place. All it took was a little grease on the splines and it cleared up.