Stock 10 bolt/drivetrain questions.
04-02-2013, 12:24 PM
#1
Stock 10 bolt/drivetrain questions. My shifter seems to jerk quite a bit when I get the car going in first gear... I don't know how normal it is but it also seems as if something isn't right in the drivetrain.
I changed my torque arm bushing, u joints, and trans mount, and still it feels a little bit loose which leads me to think something's up with my rear end.
I pulled the cover, changed the fluid, inspected the gears and didn't find anything.
Basically I am wondering if anyone else ever feels like theres some slack in the drivetrain/if it's normal. I also feel like sometimes when I put it in reverse I hear a little pop from back there and also when I take a right turn kind of slow and i'm accelerating, i also seem to hear a clunk. it's the same turn every time so I wasn't sure if it was a little pothole but I don't believe it is.
I don't/won't have the money for an aftermarket rear but I may be able to shell out the money for a new carrier. Any recommendations on these? I have a torsen in there right now.
FWIW: 1998 Trans Am M6.
I changed my torque arm bushing, u joints, and trans mount, and still it feels a little bit loose which leads me to think something's up with my rear end.
I pulled the cover, changed the fluid, inspected the gears and didn't find anything.
Basically I am wondering if anyone else ever feels like theres some slack in the drivetrain/if it's normal. I also feel like sometimes when I put it in reverse I hear a little pop from back there and also when I take a right turn kind of slow and i'm accelerating, i also seem to hear a clunk. it's the same turn every time so I wasn't sure if it was a little pothole but I don't believe it is.
I don't/won't have the money for an aftermarket rear but I may be able to shell out the money for a new carrier. Any recommendations on these? I have a torsen in there right now.
FWIW: 1998 Trans Am M6.
04-02-2013, 01:18 PM
#2
i think for your year, I would look into motor mounts first as a fix for the moving shifter.
kind of hard to give advice on the rear and noise without hearing it, given the cost of that kind of repair i say run it till it's obviously on it's way out. if you can run it on the highway and still hear the radio be happy.
kind of hard to give advice on the rear and noise without hearing it, given the cost of that kind of repair i say run it till it's obviously on it's way out. if you can run it on the highway and still hear the radio be happy.