2003 Mercury Mountaineer Wheel Drive Started Making Popping Clunking Kind Noise

2003 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
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My Mountaineer is all wheel drive and it started making a popping or clunking kind of noise that sounds like it's coming from under the middle of the car. I hear the noise when the wheels are turning and it gets worse when accelerating. What is the problem?
Mar 29, 2013 at 5:58 PM
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have the rear trans mount checked as well as the universal joints

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Mar 29, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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may be the wheel bearings...happened to a Mountaineer that we just towed in
Mar 30, 2013 at 3:56 PM
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