I have a 'clunk' in my drive when moving slowly down a rough trail. The dealer in Yuma said this was just the drive train loading and unloading.
For example, Woodcutter near Yuma, AZ. This trail has lots of 10-20 inch rocks.
Here is the situation,
normal operating temperature. 4-low unlocked 1st gear semi-level spot on the trail approx 1200 RPM - constant
As momentum shifts from pulling to hold back, I hear a loud , metal-on-metal?, clunk. I thought and later verified this was below the driver.
I find I can duplicate this at rest. My friend put his head under the vehicle and lived thru it!
normal operating temperature 4-low foot on brake - do not allow vehicle to move neutral
shift into drive. The vehicle strains forward and seems to want to tilt slightly to the right.
shift into neutral. There is a loud, for me, clunk in the transmission/transfer case.
This repeats every time.
Can anyone duplicate this? Do any vehicles NOT do this?
tomdean