All of a sudden driving home today my car started making a clunking/clacking noise coming from the driver side. At first I thought one of the tires went flat, I pulled over and checked the tire. It was good.
Then I figured it must be something in the transmission or an axle.
So when I am on the gas, the transmission does not make any noise. When I let off the gas, it makes the clunking noise.
When I got home, I jacked the car up and checked to see if the axle had torn a boot or something. That was good, so I put the car in neutral and spun the wheel/tire. About one turn and the transmission would make the noise. I grabbed the wheel/tire and spun it pretty hard and the transmission went clack clack clack clack.
The car drives fine, atleast up to 4th gear works fine. Didn't get any higher in the gears in my neighborhood.
I'm guessing it could be something in the diff. Or maybe it's low on fluid.
Any ideas?
I really appreciate it.
Then I figured it must be something in the transmission or an axle.
So when I am on the gas, the transmission does not make any noise. When I let off the gas, it makes the clunking noise.
When I got home, I jacked the car up and checked to see if the axle had torn a boot or something. That was good, so I put the car in neutral and spun the wheel/tire. About one turn and the transmission would make the noise. I grabbed the wheel/tire and spun it pretty hard and the transmission went clack clack clack clack.
The car drives fine, atleast up to 4th gear works fine. Didn't get any higher in the gears in my neighborhood.
I'm guessing it could be something in the diff. Or maybe it's low on fluid.
Any ideas?
I really appreciate it.
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hrmmm doesn't sound good. Are these transmissions prone to the spider gears and shafts coming apart? I had a neon that grenaded 2 transmissions because of that.