Clicking AMC 20 rear end

Regular clunking every few feet may indicate broken ring or pinion gears.

It's not really every few feet. It's just one click just as it gets a load, then it doesn't do it again. The only time it really does it is when I go back and forth from forward to reverse, and it's one click in each direction.

Sounds like your describing "driveline slap" or a loose suspension bolt.

That can be a U joint in the driveshaft or problems with the diff setup.

I'd be crawling under and rocking the jeep back and forth while looking at the U joints and the slip joint.

Will it make this noise if you rock it back and forth by hand?

If the hub is coming loose, it won't hurt to take it off and put some thread locker or sleeve locker on the axle, then torque it down like you say. It probably won't help, but you never know.

Earle

Your AMC 20 is str> >

Geez, thanks Bill. That's great info. I've heard the 20 is a piece of crap for a long time, but my brother-in-law (who's a mechanic) told me he's heard they're pretty good. With this info, I think I'll keep it, and do some

4.56's as well. Right now, I've got the 3.31's. You told me a while ago to put in the 4.56's but I've got at 360 and an NV4500 so I've never had much of a problem. (Plus, I can bury the needle on the highway way too easy.) I can see how the low gearing would help off-road though, so I'm gonna do it. (If nothing else but to slow me down on the highway!) Thanks Pete

Your AMC 20 is str>>

Bill, just out of curiosity, what did that Javelin run in the 1/4?

Carl

That's pretty stinkin fast.

Carl

Those were the days when anyone could go down to your corner dealership and buy a Super Stocker off the lot.

I see that Camaro was built in Norwood,

I bought my ex one of the last to come out of that plant before it closed, a couple weeks before she ran off with one of her boyfriends.