Tibor,
When my 98' was new I used to hear all kinds of noise in reverse, after
about 6 or 7,000 miles it seemed to go away. I just chalked it up to the
gears wearing in.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tibor Kun <tiborski@excite.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 11:04 PM
Subject: DML: Too much noise hitting reverse?
>Hi y'all,
>
>I know that when you shift into reverse w/a stick, it's okay if it makes a
>bit of a clunk or the such. But the last few times I've done it it's also
>made a bit of clunking afterwards, as if something might be loose? Well,
>*I* fear it might be loose, but this too may just be in breaking in for all
>I know. Is this common? Is it also common that there might be a small
>click as it starts out in 1st from a stop, as the drive line engages?
>
>For reference, I always kill the parking brake, push in the clutch, shift
>into 1st (sometimes against considerable resistance), and then put it back
>into reverse. With the brake pedal holding all in place. In my last
stick,
>the shift first into first usually resulted in silent shifting.
>
>TIA,
>
>--
>Tibor
>'98 RC V6 5-spd red Sport
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