First some background info: 2001 XJ Sport with 12K miles - totally stock, no ABS, Chry 8.25. I bought it two weeks ago. I looked over/under the vehicle before buying and it's in fantastic condition - no evidence of it being wheeled.
Yesterday it was raining so I decided to test the tires and get on the skinny pedal. Great traction BTW. When I let off the gas I heard/felt a clunk. My first thought was exhaust, but that doesn't seem to be able to hit anything. My next thought was axle wrap - my leafs have no arch to them and sit perfectly flat. After doing a search on this site I see that it could be the slip yoke needs greasing. Is this something the average shade tree mechanic can do with hand tools? I've got a Haynes book on order - anyone know if that covers it?
Yesterday it was raining so I decided to test the tires and get on the skinny pedal. Great traction BTW. When I let off the gas I heard/felt a clunk. My first thought was exhaust, but that doesn't seem to be able to hit anything. My next thought was axle wrap - my leafs have no arch to them and sit perfectly flat. After doing a search on this site I see that it could be the slip yoke needs greasing. Is this something the average shade tree mechanic can do with hand tools? I've got a Haynes book on order - anyone know if that covers it?