Can't Find Source Of Clunking In The Rear- Driving Me Crazy

[AndBir]

Nothing more about your diff mount , here is summary of what is in the book:

 

 

[aircobra]

this is the skinny

http://woodworkerb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Diff-restraining-strap-photo.png

and the long

http://www.zcarsource.com/uimages/product_photos/trans_diff/Arrestor_Strap_b.jpg

this is root cause - the long dsign is able to support the diff further back

[AndBir]

that would be a factor for sure. as you can see from the photo, the edges of the mount are very close to the edge

what other info do you have in your magic book?

 

If you can see any evidence of metal on metal contact from when the mount moves when torqued up then maybe grinding off some of the steel from the "bottom" edge of the outer mount may assist (if this is the source of the noise?).

[aircobra]

that's not the main problem. in order to fit the mount last time, i had to reverse it.

now, the mount has a slight angle in it to support the diff properly and so the rubber is all distorted and even closer to the edge

[aircobra]

case closed

bought the old style diff mount ( must be the last in the country) and everything went in like a charm.

everything is tight like a fish's a__e

i'm told that the ser 1 forward diff design makes a bit more noise, but helll, i can;t tell the difference

with the u-joins at $40, no big deal to replace them every 50,000ks

i got to say the rear suspension design for ser1 is absolute bollocks, you have to take off the rear diff member to change the diff oil (which i did)

[aircobra]

as a result, selling my ser 2 mount

end of experiment - thanks to all those who responded, we all learn a new thing every day