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Old 07-28-2015, 11:19 AM
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Just picked the car up recently and noticed under heavy acceleration and mild turning, there is a vibration coming from the trans tunnel. I threw the car up on stands and noticed the DSS two piece is hitting the exhaust at the coupler. It has pretty much dented the pipes. Would this be a sign of the trans mount going bad?
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If it is the OEM Transmission mount, make sure you are able to fit at least a pinky between the center safety pin of the transmission mount and the bottom of the transmission.
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First I have ever heard of the drive shaft hitting the exhaust pipes.....that's impressive.
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When they reinstalled the exhaust did they not get the angle right? There is quite a bit of up/down positioning you can do depending on where you are holding the pipes while you clamp everything down. At the end of the day a dimpled exhaust pipe for clearance is not a bad thing.
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unhooked the exhaust, and tightened it up again fixed the issue.
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I had piping of the exhaust bent, but that was near the actual differential. Not where you mentioned. Good that moving it around fixed it.



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