shift question..is this normal?

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tony laq

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this may be a dumb question ...ive noticed that when i downshift to a stop or im in stop and go traffic it feels like the engine or trans is " rocking" for lack of a better term. it doesnt happen when im on the gas. its not the whole car, like when you shift badly- and they is a " rocking noise " if that makes any sense...is this something i should worry about or is this normal? or maybe im shifting bad?
the car is a 2002 gt vert and i just had ford check the car out for warrenty stuff about a month or two ago..( bought it used with 25k miles ) and they said everything was ok.
im putting in a MGW shifter and a FIPK soon and would rather wait if i have to bring this in to ford.

any ideas?.....thanks!

-tony

 

Mike97gt

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does it make any noise when it does this. like a clucking or anything like that.

BTW i doubt the dealer will give you a hard time if you put in your MGW shifter

 

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hmmm..no not really any noise that sounds like anything major..just a "rocking" noise- sort of like something is shifting its place. i dont know if that makes any sense. and i dont know if its significant that it doesnt happen getting up to speed. maybe im shifting badly?

-tony

 

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yeah sometimes when I down shift I take my foot off the clutch too fast and that happens to me. its just like a little clunk. It doesn't happen when I easily take my foot off.

 

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mine does the same thing too

 

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just rev match when you downshift and you wont have any problems...

in case you dont know what that is.. you rev the rpms a bit in between the downshift so that the rpms catch higher and you dont have that rocking motion or clunk

 

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I used to get that clunk too, now I just blip the throttle (rev match).

 

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same here... It's now become second nature to rev it just right... it's quite the good feeling

 

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thanks alot for the reply guys!....a buddy of mine who has had alot of mustangs over the years said the same thing you guys did..normal..and thanks alot for the rev tip...

 

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thanks alot for the reply guys!....a buddy of mine who has had alot of mustangs over the years said the same thing you guys did..normal..and thanks alot for the rev tip...

-tony

 

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drivetrain slack - there seems to be an abundance of it in the Stang.