[Shotimes] tranny mount?
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:45:08 -0500
I'll try that first.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 Green MTX 3/01-1/03
ShoShop y-pipe
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
None of us is as dumb as all of us.
shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/19/2003 09:20:53 AM:
> This happens every spring, and chances are it is the ROD
> shifter box squeeking on the slide mount. You need to lube
> it with a spray under the Car.
>
> This problem sounds something like squeeking a straw in a
> plastic lid in an empty cup. Your problem MAY be something
> else, but I would try lubing this area first. When you get
> all the way under the car, you will see what I mean. Look
> for the black box that is the ROD shifter mechanism. ON the
> sides you will see the slide mechanism that it rides on as
> the motor moves around.
>
> Clean this with WD 40 or similar, then coat with a foamy or
> otherwise clinging thicker spray lube.
>
> Since this is open to the elements, you will need to do this
> about once a year.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com wrote:
> > A while ago back, someone was asking about a "rubbery" sound when they
> > shifted in an MTX. If you are that person, did you figure out what it
> > was?
> >
> > Along with this, what are some signs that a tranny mount might be bad?
> >
> > I'm getting some creaking and moaning from right under the floor under
the
> > dash. It seems too far forward to be from the shifter. I won't get a
> > chance
> > to get under the car to check it out for a little while. I'm
envisioning
> > the mount
> > as a steel piece with rubber in the middle somehow. Would I be
looking
> > for
> > cracks or breakage in the rubber part or the steel?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 Green MTX 3/01-1/03
> > ShoShop y-pipe
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> > '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > None of us is as dumb as all of us.
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