Quite thud upon acceleration

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Mr T

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Folks:

Trying to determine if I have a bad or going bad transfer case or transfer case mount and/or transmission mount or even engine mount.

When my Yukon Denali XL is flat, incline or even down hill, and you step on the gas (normal acceleration), you hear one lower thud on what feels like the driver side. While it could be passenger too, I wouldn't know cause I'm the primary driver. Anyway, the thud happens once and not again until you've let the power off and let it coast then power on again. Thus, I think this sound could be a mount or even possible the drive line having lose linkage.

How should I go about diagnosing the true cause?

Keep in mind if I really ease into the acceleration, like more slowly applying the gas, it doesn't happen.

Thx!
 

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My mom escalade has always done this.
My tahoe never did until I had a cracked locker and they had to replace the rear end. So I think it's the back spacing or whatever the adjustment on the rear end gears is called.

---------- Post added at 05:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:50 PM ----------

It's called backlash.
 

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