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official_style

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if you are going very slow in 2nd, and have to shift into first while rolling, lets say in traffic, do you feel/hear a clunk from the back of the car? its very noticible
 

bigcat

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official_style said:
if you are going very slow in 2nd, and have to shift into first while rolling, lets say in traffic, do you feel/hear a clunk from the back of the car? its very noticible
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how slow? but yes, i do hear all kinds of clunks, chatters, and grinds from my tranny. if i can ever get the ******* thing in the shop, it will be looked at. theres no way all the noises i hear are "normal". i think you might be getting the noise, because the tranny and rear end are not going the same speed when you are shifting. try to shift other gears (like 3rd-5th) and see if it happens there too.
 

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only slow in low rpms. I do hear noises now and then, but only when I'm not shifting properly. If I'm concentrating on driving, it's not a problem...
 
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When I think about it I have problems, but if I just drive it is smoother than an auto.
 
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I hear clunks as well, but its nothing that I didnt hear in my 95 Z witha 6-speed or my 93 Escort with a 5-speed
 

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you really shouldn't be shifting into first unless you're at a dead stop. first gear is too tall to be downshifting from second.
 
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you really shouldn't be shifting into first unless you're at a dead stop. first gear is too tall to be downshifting from second.
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i usally only do this if am barely moving at all, like when you come to a stop sign etc.. basically where i am moving so slow that if i didnt put it into 1st it would stall. i have more great news!! now my drivers door wont open from the outside!!!
 

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i have more great news!! now my drivers door wont open from the outside!!!
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What are you doing to your car, man?!
 
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well this is the door that was replaced from the accident when i first got the car, so the body shop probably didn't put it back together correctly
 

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start with the upper hole, and if more traction is
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well this is the door that was replaced from the accident when i first got the car, so the body shop probably didn't put it back together correctly
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there are cheesy clips that hold most handle linkages on. they probably broke it or didnt click it on properly. thats the most common problem. if you got about 1/2 hour, then take the trim panel off, and look at the linkage rod. probably just nneds snaped into place. this is better than taking it to the shop, and waiting for 1 hour or more for the techs to get to it and fix it.
 
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i might, but it is going in for the trans problem, hopefully this week, so if i have time ill do it. how hard is it to take the panel off? i do have a panel puller.
 

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start with the upper hole, and if more traction is
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i might, but it is going in for the trans problem, hopefully this week, so if i have time ill do it. how hard is it to take the panel off? i do have a panel puller.
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ask afixer for the service manual page, but i never met a trim panel that didnt come off easy......
 
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