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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 01:44 AM
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Im having a constant clunking noise coming from my car it usually starts at about 25 mph or so and seems to be at its worse from around 30-45 mph. I have replaced the tranny and ta mount as both of those looked cracked and replaced my passenger side front wheel hub because it was bad. The sound seems to be coming from the front of the car so i was thinking maybe the other hub is bad but the sound is different then the sound the other bad hub made and it doesn't seem to have the symptoms associated with a bad hub. Any suggestions?
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Well got the car up on a lift and noticed that the driver side of my transmission bellhousing looks like it has been rubbing against the body of my car so it looks like i need new motor mounts
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Is this a red light racer or daily driver? For my daily driver Z28 I used the Polyurethane motor mounts in the stock clam shell with the upgraded rubber trans mount to smooth out the ride. The motor mounts need to be rigid but the trans mount will directly relate to the comfort of the ride. Just my $.02.
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Mount replacement is a PITA to do on jack stands XD just saying
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Originally Posted by Justus67
Is this a red light racer or daily driver? For my daily driver Z28 I used the Polyurethane motor mounts in the stock clam shell with the upgraded rubber trans mount to smooth out the ride. The motor mounts need to be rigid but the trans mount will directly relate to the comfort of the ride. Just my $.02.
Yeah im gonna do poly motor mounts and rubber trans
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Mount replacement is a PITA to do on jack stands XD just saying
I've heard lol thats why im just gonna have a shop do it
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