Broke something....

[Pitch Black]

So here I am, minding my own business, when I get a call from a buddy asking me to meet him because he thought he had broken something in his drivetrain on his 2002 V6 Mustang. I went out there and there definitely was something wrong. Apperantly, the idiot was showing off in front of a few locals, revved in nuetral, and slammed it into drive.

It makes a loud clicking noise accompanied by a pretty strong "buck". There isn't any pattern to it, its really pretty random and various in the strength of the click and buck. I got under there but I could not see anything wrong. No diff fluid, nothing visibly broken, nothing. I'm thinking it may be in the diff or one of the axles (couldnt really see them well at the time).

Any ideas? The car drives alright, i guess, except for the clicks and bucks. What could it be??

BTW, its a V6 so it doesnt have tlok

 

[BigHairyMonkey]

tranny mabey?

 

[AirWolf87]

sounds like he ripped his tranny apart internaly. Neutral drops are by fas the worst thing you can do to an auto trans!

 

[Pitch Black]

the clicking and bucking are coming from the rear though

 

[AcE XBOX]

He needs to get the tranny rebuilt.

 

[mcmmotorsports]

He destroyed his Ring and Pinion, I have done it twice before. Once in my T/A and once in a Monte Carlo. It is the sound of the teeth skipping across each other.

 

[GinoGT]

Broken ring and pinion? V6, street tires: no power, no traction. I would think the tranny would go LONG before the ring and pinion, unless the V6 rear end is really that lame?

 

[Premium Speed]

Broken ring and pinion? V6, street tires: no power, no traction. I would think the tranny would go LONG before the ring and pinion, unless the V6 rear end is really that lame?

it could be either one......i would think the tranny would go first also, but without hearing it or driving the car it is hard to tell....

 

[Black_Cobra]

Universal joint?

 

[Pitch Black]

any other ideas....

seems to do it when u press the gas and at the lower speeds

 

[03gtmustang]

So he reved it up then dropped it into drive? Can you not do a brake stand in those v6's?

 

[Black_Cobra]

So he reved it up then dropped it into drive? Can you not do a brake stand in those v6's?

You need some lubrication or someone lifting the rear of the car.

I still think it might be a U-joint.

 

[Pitch Black]

hopefully it isnt the tranny, because the tranny = $$$$

 

[2001Saleen181]

I've heard that the rear's in the v-6 are really weak. That would be my first guess. should be easy to inspect. Just pop off the rear cover and look for broken off teeth.

Second guess would be universal joint.

 

[2001Saleen181]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought ford started to put the t-45(Same trans in some 99-00 Cobras) in the newer v-6.

 

[70stangcoupe]

I'm going with U joint, too.

Tranny mount, possibly?