Boots look good. Does not sound like the rear end, its strand knock, pounding sound that you can actually feel. It comes and goes, and is not speed specific, or even steady....

Thinking it might be a sticking brake caliper ?

Going out to the shop in a bit to see if I can narrow it Down. Of course I'm about 7 hours from home at the moment.

I know that my 83 needed new calipers,and hoses.

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If you are a long way from home. Consider removing the inside clamp on the outer cv joint boots and squirting some heavy oil in. Screw clamps can replace the crimp type if required.

This is if the boots still look reasonable. Clanking or clunking noise is a partial giveaway. It is also more likely the problem if you have to drive quite a way before you start to hear it.

It could be something else as well but keep this in mind. Under lubricated Cv joints love to get noisy on longer trips. If you drive them pretty dry for too long they will fail.

As long as they are quiet for the first ten miles or so lubrication restoration will solve the issue. Constant noise from the moment of takeoff is getting late with these joints. Still some of those will even respond to the adding of heavy oil. Heavy oil was the original factory lubricant. Common sae 80-90 weight should do in my opinion. An oil squirt can or turkey baster for installation of it as well. Both financially easily manageable while away from home.

My disqualifier is remember I cannot hear or feel the noise at my end of the keyboard. Yet other than this noises originating from back there are constant rather than intermitent if other than those joints usually. Let us know how it goes.

ya, I think your correct. After looking over the car, I could not see any real issue, and the noise went away for the entire drive home, (10 hours) up until the last 10 miles. When it started again. Going to run it over to a friend that has a garage and lift and have him grease the CV joints for me until I can get a new set of boots in.

Probably not the problem but check the sway bar links, they can make all kinds of racket when they go bad. If the boots are torn or missing the link is shot. Also take the old links off and make sure the ball joint is stiff. If it's floppy or loose then it's time for new ones. Also look at the sway bar bushings. The exhaust could also be hitting something.

I've also experience weird noises from things bumping around in the way back in my wagon or in the truck. So make sure the spare is secure, and the jack, and anything else you have back there.

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