I got rid of the clunking from shifting.
07-19-2009, 06:45 PM
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I got rid of the clunking from shifting. I do not have a question here, only a quick story about clunking:
I have had a problem for a while where there was a clunk when I shifted. I thought it was the transmission mount, so I tightened it, and that didn't work, so I bought a new one and that didn't help. So today I went under my car to tighten up LCA, SFC, TA, PHB, etc. I found that one of the rear TA bolts (a 15/16") was lose enough for me to turn the bolt by hand with no problem. I have checked that before by hand, but it was never that loose. It must have been loosening over time. I would have tightened it with a wrench (2 actually) before but it always felt tight.
So moral of the story: even if it feels tight by hand, a bolt may still need to be torqued. I am no expert but I have logged many hours on and under my first Camaro and this one. I should have known to check that a long time ago, but oh well.
I have had a problem for a while where there was a clunk when I shifted. I thought it was the transmission mount, so I tightened it, and that didn't work, so I bought a new one and that didn't help. So today I went under my car to tighten up LCA, SFC, TA, PHB, etc. I found that one of the rear TA bolts (a 15/16") was lose enough for me to turn the bolt by hand with no problem. I have checked that before by hand, but it was never that loose. It must have been loosening over time. I would have tightened it with a wrench (2 actually) before but it always felt tight.
So moral of the story: even if it feels tight by hand, a bolt may still need to be torqued. I am no expert but I have logged many hours on and under my first Camaro and this one. I should have known to check that a long time ago, but oh well.
