Gl-boost Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well I have had my CEL light on and I don't think this effects it, I think it just happened to start even before the CEL light stayed on for good. Car is an 87 3AT GL-10 4WD turbo. Let me try and describe this sound my car makes, Try and stay with me on this. It sounds like when an accel goes bad like a click, click, but times ten like a clank, clank, clunk, clunk kinda grinding or binding up type sound from the engine compartment. Now unless the accels in these cars make this sound when bad but I doubt its them because when it happens I can feel the pulses it makes trough the gas pedal. It does it anytime it wants, no matter the speed, rpm, cruiseing or coasting, light on the gas or heavy it will make this sound loud or soft. When it does I can turn the wheel while driveing and it will stop. While moveing slowly at a stop or backing up in my driveway while turning it does it but when slowly moveing and this is where it sounds like a binding, grinding type noise loud. My tranny is bad it does slip when cold and sometimes wont down shift when warm but will most of the time. Also when its warm and I shift into revers I hear a clunk. Doesnt make this clunk in drive. So what do you guys think, the accel, diffrential, or the whole tranny. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Sounds like a bad double offset joint on one of your front axles. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrap487 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 yeah sounds like a bad axle joint. does the clunking vary with speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 bad axle, or bad hub. Doubt its a bad tranny. Well, since its a 3AT, that tranny has been bad since it rolled off the assembly line -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley willis Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 heh, my 3at has 150k on it, and it's only needed a new modulator. i dropped the pan and changed gasket and filter, and flushed the fluid. the thing is strong too. i offroad my 2wd hatch like any other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 replace the axle and you'll be golden. and don't keep driving it like that, sounds like it's about to go. your weird trans shifting is probably just vaccuum or governor related...i'm not well versed on the 3AT but likely you can resolve that issue with some searching on this board. what is an "accel" anyway. never seen that one mentioned before. is that a 3AT only part that i don't know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gl-boost Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 I ment axel, it was really late and I can't spell anyways:rolleyes: . Ok then, I was woried it was something worse, yea it does varry with speed, and is loud sometimes then soft. Does seem the worst at low speeds while corniering, but while driveing and turning it will stop. Thanks guys I will get this fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I ment axel, it was really late same here, that's really obvious, it was really early when i read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Sometimes the cone washer under the axle nut can wear and cause a similar noise - check that as well. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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