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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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i think that I may have broke my tq arm today on my 6spd. All of a sudden after I shifted hard i noticed that everytime i hit the breaks i hear a banging and the rearend kinda shifts forward, also if i get on it something is banging. does this sound like the tq arm? i havent had a chance to get under the car and look yet.
whats the cheapest replacement and where can i get it, i need it by the weekend? thanks
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000bean
i think that I may have broke my tq arm today on my 6spd. All of a sudden after I shifted hard i noticed that everytime i hit the breaks i hear a banging and the rearend kinda shifts forward, also if i get on it something is banging. does this sound like the tq arm? i havent had a chance to get under the car and look yet.
whats the cheapest replacement and where can i get it, i need it by the weekend? thanks
I bet your trans. mount is out,the best thing to do would be to look underneath and check for any broken parts.If everything looks ok get a polyurathain trans mount from one of the sponsers and you should be ok
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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but would the trans mount make the entire rear kinda roll forward when i tap or hit the brakes? also when i noticed a little wheel hop also after this happened
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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but would the trans mount make the entire rear kinda roll forward when i tap or hit the brakes? also when i noticed a little wheel hop also after this happened
No it would not do that,thats why you should look underneath and check to see for any loose bolts or broken parts.I would do a trans mount while your under your car because factory mounts suck they dont have to be cracked or broken they will still make noise when shifting I have seen many go bad
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