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Old 09-04-2011, 03:19 PM
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clunking sound? exhaust hitting panhard support?

so when i start my car when its cold, the engine is a little more violent than when its warmed up and theres a noise coming from the rear and it sounds like my exhaust is hitting my panhard support?

ive dropped the car about 3 inches since getting the exhaust done so could this happen because of the lowering?
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??? anyone ???
Old 09-06-2011, 06:57 PM
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This is one of those "you'll just have to get under it and see" things.
Old 09-06-2011, 11:02 PM
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cars to low -__- ill try tomorrow though
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You're sure it's not a broken trans mount?
Old 09-08-2011, 02:26 AM
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hmmm..maybe? how can i check?
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I guess you could put a jack on the tail shaft and raise it a little bit and see if you can see the mount separate. The rubber mounts are notorious for breaking, and they clunk in the transmission tunnel under acceleration.
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tail shaft meaning the back part near the rear end or the front near the motor?
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The back of the transmission next to the trans mount. Look up broken transmission mounts in the search and see if it fits your symptoms.
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