[mike1967]

car running on idle get someone to press clutch in and out while you listen to gearbox if noise changes then maybe a flywheel issue common the 6 speed gearboxes are fairly strong, but might be input shaft.

 

[mike1967]

like stu says wheel bearing or diff at worst case maybe.. are you sure the inner joints have not been taken apart and put back together is their wrong slots as such, ie they have 3 sliding slots the inner spider slides in with suspension travel, seen it before when weight on car they feel ok when jacked to certain height will knock,, better off when outer joints fail on a 100k car just buy new shafts not that expensive really,

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[mike1967]

top strut mounts, gearbox mount passenger side. drain gearbox oil in to a clean tub and leave to settle for a hour see whats in bottom if got metal particles then clear its a gearbox failure, if not more inclined to think flywheel area,, if not wheel bearing