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Old 11-21-2005, 10:55 PM
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I just recently noticed a rattle when on the decel when my car is in gear at almost any speed, I almost want to say something on my drive shaft is lose or out of balance because it sounds like its clunking about every rotation, higher speeds it clunks faster and lower speeds its slower... i havent had time to check it out yet but maybe someone has had this problem
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It sounds like a tranny mount. Mine did the same thing. I bought a new mount for $28 bucks and put it in. The rattle is gone. Usually you can do a visual inspection of the mount to see if its bad. It took me 45 minutes and I never did one before. You'll need a 13mm and 15mm socket.
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i might as well just replace it for that money, thanks for the help ill see if it fixes the problem




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