Please help with clanking diagnosis...

[Rue]

I have a 1982 FJ60, manual & in stock condition. Within the last week I began hearing a loud clanking noise while driving & in gear, it also shakes a little. At idle or cruising in neutral it makes no noise or shaking.
The noise and vibration is not constant, it comes & goes.
Could this be a tranny issue? A bud of mine thinks it could be the U-Joints as he had a similar issue years ago. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Rue

 

[driveshafterw]

I have a 1982 FJ60, manual & in stock condition. Within the last week I began hearing a loud clanking noise while driving & in gear, it also shakes a little. At idle or cruising in neutral it makes no noise or shaking.
The noise and vibration is not constant, it comes & goes.
Could this be a tranny issue? A bud of mine thinks it could be the U-Joints as he had a similar issue years ago. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Rue

sounds to me like the u joints if the vibs are at 55 65 mph

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

crawl under and check for loose bolts/mssing bolts for the heat shields, etc.; take the driveshaft off and check for play in the joints on the shaft and also the rear pinion flange for up/down/side-side play and the t case flange for the same. exhaust hangers break and can let the exhaust rattle. also the cat itself can go bad inside and rattle...hth

 

[Rue]

sounds to me like the u joints if the vibs are at 55 65 mph

The vibrations do come on around the 50 mph mark.

crawl under and check for loose bolts/mssing bolts for the heat shields, etc.; take the driveshaft off and check for play in the joints on the shaft and also the rear pinion flange for up/down/side-side play and the t case flange for the same. exhaust hangers break and can let the exhaust rattle. also the cat itself can go bad inside and rattle...hth

Will be doing these checks later this week, thank you.

 

[driveshafterw]

The vibrations do come on around the 50 mph mark.


Will be doing these checks later this week, thank you.

like i said i'll bet youre u joints are bad a muffler pipe or a cat wont vibrate especaly when you take out of gear does it do it in 4wd only and have you recently put a lift on vehicle

 

[driveshafterw]

also greese the ujoints the in and out noise once you hear this you need to replace quick before you woller youre way through the weld yoke or even worse the ball stud thats if its a cv if its a cv pm me and ill direct you on how exactly to see whats wrong with shaft and lety you know how to fix so you dont get hosed by one of thoes pesky driveline guys (look at my name lol 20 yrs exp)

 

[driveshafterw]

gee howd i know that