Drive shaft

What is wrong with it?

Need more info.

It makes a "thunk" sound and kind of jostles the car when I take my foot off the gas mostly in second gear and often when I'm driving. A friend said that is what it is and eventually it will have to be replaced.

Typically a bad drive shaft will exhibit a vibration. Not often do driveshafts have to be replaced.

Does the clunk happen when you first put it in gear with you foot on the brake pedal? If so, I would suspect a bad u-joint on the driveshaft.

Where does the clunk seem to be coming from? Under you, in front in the engine compartment? behind you? Left side, right side?

Thank you. I don't notice any major vibration- minor perhaps when I'm on the highway. The klunk seems to be in the back and center of the car. is a U joint expensive to maintenance?

Does the clunk happen when you first put it in gear with you foot on the brake pedal?

1996 toyota rav4 131,000 miles 4 cylinder

yes, I believe it does.

I would guess a couple hundred dollars?

Thank you.

Hmm...I like that flying reminds me during my teens. Sounds to me Mr. SW is right on track with the U-Joint also check for a center bearing psroblem.

A DIY can do it less than a couple/couple of hundreds. Heck, I'll do it for a 12pack of B/Lite and a round trip ticket

Ras, Are you flirtin with the girls?

:lol:

Paul

Am betting on Toys its probably the center bearing if it has one-but sure sounds like U Joints.

Betting on toys?

There very well maybe a bad carrier bearing in there,I think it does have a two piecer in there., But the clunk in park fit the u-joint.

l Don't get tempted with Ravy's they don't last long on the island for some reason, if you ask me its not an SUV, its one crazy ricerocket-if its not one thing its the other.I don't fix them-I prefer the Rocky's 99.5% here are expensive Ricerockets-before it makes its way to wide America- What's the deal with the white rain there.

Cold is the bigger problem, Snow hasn't been bad for me, I'm between the lakes. At the end of ontario, they got several feet, think it was Oswego. suppossed to get a few more too!