tdc_erock
New Member
Clunking noise when pulling away in first gear is one of the first signs of the chain beginning to kink in a few places. The front gear cover has a little metal tab and kinked links can hit it causing the clunking noise.
Yes, I'm pretty sure that was it. It looked rough before I cleaned it and there were some slight kinks. Definitely need to keep an eye on that. I also cleaned some of the gunk behind the cover at the front sprocket.