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Nov 11, 2007 | 08:14 PM

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Thumping noise after shifts

I am having a loud solid clunking noise after upshifting sometimes and also after losing traction and shifting into neutral (could be wheelhop) I have a feeling the problem is either my transmission or my torque arm that is mounted to the tunnel brace. The sound is coming from under the console. It is not a rattling loose sound but just solid thumps. Is this a normal problem for torque arms that mount to the tunnel brace as opposed to the transmission tailshaft? Any help is appreciated THANKS!!

Nov 11, 2007 | 08:52 PM

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tranny mount?

Nov 11, 2007 | 08:55 PM

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Yeah I thought of that too...could be a possibility. Just when I'm WOT and I start spinning and let off the gas it does it too. That's why I thought it might be coming from the torque arm transferring wheel hop to the tunnel brace.

Nov 11, 2007 | 10:29 PM

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Still worth checking. Others had similiar issues and it was a tranny mount.

Nov 14, 2007 | 08:24 PM

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well...tranny mount was fine. I'm pretty sure it's where the tunnel brace mounts to the floor. It feels as if the torque arm is sending shock to it. Is there a way to go rubber or poly down there? It seems if I could get a rubber spacer between the mount and the floor it would dampen it some.

Nov 14, 2007 | 08:44 PM

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If you running a aftermarket ta then its probably it. my spohn ta clunks all the time. I thought it was the tranny mount to till i replaced it and it was still there. go ahead and replace the mount its only 30 buck for a polyurathane mount. hope that helps

Nov 15, 2007 | 02:08 AM

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Like fastlane said if you have an aftermarket TA then yes that's probably what it is. This happened on my buddy's car. I forget what he had to do to fix it though. I'll have to check with him.