Re: RE: Still rattling in the '99 - Rattle, Rattle, Rattle

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Thu Jan 25 2001 - 15:15:19 EST


Confirmed! I pushed forward on the stick this morning and the ticking stopped
until I let up.

Andy Levy wrote:

> Thanks Bob. Sounds like once the weather gets warme enough, I'll have
> to take that center console out and have a look-see.
>
> "Panoli, Robert" wrote:
> >
> > When the second rattle started I noticed that if I pushed on the shifter
> > (cant remember if it was to the left or to the right) while I was driving
> > the rattle went away. I stuck a rag in between the flap of the boot and the
> > rattle stopped. Haven't taken anything apart yet to see what the cause is
> > but at least I know the origin.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > >4WD shifter boot? I think that might be my rattle too! How did you fix
> > it?
> >
> > "Panoli, Robert" wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a 99 that had 2 rattles. The first one I was almost positive came
> > > from the dash till one day I accidentally bumped my center console with my
> > > elbow and heard the same rattle (the sound must have been echoing off the
> > > dash). Turned out to be a loose component in the console latch. Even the
> > > dealer had thought it was coming from the dash and wanted to rip the whole
> > > thing apart(NO WAY!). The second rattle also sounded like it was in the
> > > dash. This one turned out to be my 4WD shifter boot. It took me months and
> > a
> > > little luck to find the source of these rattles so don't give up.
> > >
> > > Bob
>
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>
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