Issues: Banging Noise when placing vehicle into reverse/ Hard banging sound when vehicle tranny downshifts going down hill.
I was told that the tranny is on it's way out & that is what the banging is.
I had a friend look at it & he discovered the rear engine/tranny mount & pass side motor mount torn. The "book" calls to drop the sub frame o remove to get it out. My friend got it out from the top of the motor with help from a co-worker.
He said that he always does them that way. He did it within an hour. Other shops said its a 4 hr job. Some said to remove the flex pipe, rack & pinon and the sub-frame. The side mount took 10 min to remove & replace.
Issue #2: The speedometer needle somehow went full circle and eneded up under the plunger near the ZERO mph. My friend took the dash apart and removed the cluster/plastic & spun the needle backward. My speedometer works & is accurate. The dealer wanted 1400.00 dollars to replace the cluster. They said they never heard of the needle "pegging" totally around. They also said the speedometer is broken & turning it back around won't work. They were wrong !!!
Just a FYI...... I was quoted 575.00 for the mounts & 1400.00 for the speedo cluster. I just spent 180.00 & the van tranny doesn't "bang" and the speedo works !
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I was told that the tranny is on it's way out & that is what the banging is.
I had a friend look at it & he discovered the rear engine/tranny mount & pass side motor mount torn. The "book" calls to drop the sub frame o remove to get it out. My friend got it out from the top of the motor with help from a co-worker.
He said that he always does them that way. He did it within an hour. Other shops said its a 4 hr job. Some said to remove the flex pipe, rack & pinon and the sub-frame. The side mount took 10 min to remove & replace.
Issue #2: The speedometer needle somehow went full circle and eneded up under the plunger near the ZERO mph. My friend took the dash apart and removed the cluster/plastic & spun the needle backward. My speedometer works & is accurate. The dealer wanted 1400.00 dollars to replace the cluster. They said they never heard of the needle "pegging" totally around. They also said the speedometer is broken & turning it back around won't work. They were wrong !!!
Just a FYI...... I was quoted 575.00 for the mounts & 1400.00 for the speedo cluster. I just spent 180.00 & the van tranny doesn't "bang" and the speedo works !
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