Early 944 Transmission Mount Replacement
05-25-2006, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C.
With the car in gear, reach up and grab the coupler and try to turn it both ways. If it feels sloppy and you can rotate a few degrees in either direction, it is a good bet that the rubber center has gone.
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05-25-2006, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueDog944
Mine had an issue where it wasn't really slipping, but there was alot of slop in the driveline. You'd go along, maintain throttle position, when you let off the transmission would take half a second and then <clunk>.
This is what a clutch with a bad rubber center looks like. Note the split around the center. This is where the play and slop come from.
This is what a clutch with a bad rubber center looks like. Note the split around the center. This is where the play and slop come from.
-chris
05-25-2006, 05:54 PM
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oh this worries me. the PO said that the clutch had been done at some point before, but upon hearing why the car lurches when slowing down, i now believe that it still has the rubber center clutch. i thought it might be the cv's but now....
05-25-2006, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Manning
Any noise/vibration will sitting at idle?
05-25-2006, 06:15 PM
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So not motor mounts. My understanding about failing bearing in the torque tube is that they whine and then don't whine anymore. And there are what, like 4 sets of bearings so one can fail and not cause any really noticeable issues.
05-29-2006, 10:26 PM
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yea, the motor mounts were cracked and my dad replaced em' a few years ago. (Bump for more ideas hopefully). I will probably end up taking it to a shop if I can't figure it out here.
