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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 04:41 PM
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help! tranny might be going!

on my way to school today , everytime i was at a stop and pressed the gas down halfway , my car would make a bump bump bump noise and the gear selector and the whole console would shake vigorously. but it only happens when i hit the gas from a dead stop or if im rolling slightly . has this happened to anyone? will i need a new tranny or can it be fixed?? please help asap!thanks
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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the car has 52k miles on it , im not sure if the tranny fluid has been changed or not , would doing that help at all?
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 05:01 PM
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Sounds to me like your trans mount is broke,thump,,thump.
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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yeah thats what i was thinking and it does sound more like thump thump thump. how much do u think it will cost?
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 05:25 PM
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If you do it yourself ,around $20.00 and half an hours time.Remove two boltts,jack up the tranny and replace.
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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About $45 at a shop
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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Trans Mount, no one has broken one in a while
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 09:28 PM
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a buddy of mine that does trannies said it could be either a 1 piece mount or the 2 piece mount that mounts around and the tranny and to the diff. , im just going to do both of the mounts so i dont have to be worried in the future , also im going to change fluid out. any recconmendations on what brand i should go with?
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 10:05 PM
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turned out to be the engine mount! got it fixed and used redline tranny fluid! thanks for the help guys
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