Thread: Clanking Question

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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

take the pan off the trans and you will find a pile of chips/metalic sludge below the 1-2 planetary----in a few days you will be leaving a traffic lite and the noise will be worst(louder) but the car will continue---til the next stop, then it won't move at all

For proof----you can do a couple of things--lock the trans in 1st and accel then decel---will be quiet----lock in second----might not move at all but if it does, it will be quiet

But---you are cruuising around looking for a ride on a flatbed---parts to fix it about $80 plus oil and gaskets

I'd listen to Jerry and drop the pan, or try his proof tests first close to home. If he's right, you are on borrowed time for a flatbed ride home....

I have got a 1982 chevrolet work truck that does that.In my case it is backlash in rear axle.Been doing it for years.I can put tranny in neutral,with engine off of course, and rock driveshaft back and forth a lot.