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Shifter bushing can cause sloppy shift. (archive)
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Posted by Peter/BCG on May 02, 2000 at 16:26:40:

In Reply to: Re: IS THIS THE JUST THE SHIFTER OR THE TRANNY! posted by darron ripley on April 30, 2000 at 16:24:33:

: : LAST NIGHT COMING HOME FROM CURSING I HEARD THIS RATTLING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PAIR OF KEYS BEING JINGLED COMING FROM THE CAR. AFTER I TURNED THE RADIO DOWN, I REALIZED THAT I ONLY HEARD THIS NOISE WHEN I WAS DECELERATING. THEN I PUT MY HAND ON THE STICK AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS WHERE THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM AND AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS MAKING THIS NOISE, THE SHIFTER WOULD VIBRATE. ALSO WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I PUNCHED THE CAR OUT OF FIRST AND HEARD AND FELT A CLUNKING SOUND THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM JUST BEHIND THE FRONT SEATS. THE MADE ME THINK SOMETHING FELL OFF THE CAR. I REALLY DONT BELIEVE ITS THE TRANNY AS THE CAR STILL SHIFTS THE SAME, BUT SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR I'VE HAD THE TIPICAL SHIFTER PROBLEMS OF OLDER BMWS(NOTCHY SHIFTING, SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY HARD TO PUT IN FIRST AND JUST OVERAL SLOPPY SHIFTING). CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE, IS IT GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE, HAVE THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM? THANKS GUYS, CLIFF.

: check your tranny mount and your driveshafts center bearing.



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