Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Next issue...a "thud" when i let out the clutch

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Next issue...a "thud" when i let out the clutch

    This one is a mystery to me...not sure what to make of it. My initial thought was maybe a motor mount or maybe the trans mount but i thought i'd get a second opinion.

    When driving the car...the clutch feels fine. It doesn't feel slippy or anything. But, if i don't slip the clutch letting it out, i get a THUD when i let it out, and i get it in 1st and 2nd usually, never really let it go long enough to see if it does it in every gear. I've just gotten into the habit of being really gentile letting it out so it doesn't do it. What could cause this? It doesn't feel like anything inside the trans if that makes sense...and it goes into gear perfectly.

    By the way, ^^^ That's 99.9% city driving :cool:

  • #2
    Check the motor mounts first.....

    When my TPS was bad, I got a lot of bucking, but no thuds......
    Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
    Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
    "Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.

    Comment


    • #3
      My car only bucks when it's not warmed up and i try to drive it (no choke on the carb).

      I did look the motor mounts over...they looked pretty new actually. Could it be a trans mount or something like that?

      By the way, ^^^ That's 99.9% city driving :cool:

      Comment


      • #4
        There's three mounts.

        Maybe control arm or swaybar bushing.
        91GL BP/F3A with boost
        13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12's

        Comment


        • #5
          Originally posted by bhazard View Post
          There's three mounts.

          Maybe control arm or swaybar bushing.
          x2
          does the car pull to one side when accelerating or letting off the gas?
          If so , sway bar or lca bushings....if not motor or trans mount....imo
          "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
          89L Silver EFI auto
          91GL Green Auto DD
          There ain't no rest for the wicked
          until we close our eyes for good.
          I will sleep when I die!
          I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

          Comment


          • #6
            As a matter of fact yes....when i let out the gas and go to shift, it pulls to the left. I kinda thought that was just me being twitchy with the manual steering.

            By the way, ^^^ That's 99.9% city driving :cool:

            Comment


            • #7
              drastic or just a little? I would definitely be looking at the bushings
              "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
              89L Silver EFI auto
              91GL Green Auto DD
              There ain't no rest for the wicked
              until we close our eyes for good.
              I will sleep when I die!
              I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

              Comment


              • #8
                Originally posted by bhazard View Post
                There's three mounts.

                Maybe control arm or swaybar bushing.
                Mine did this exact thing once. The bolts that hold the corner bracket that the sway bar bushing mounts to were loose. Basically acted like a big "slapper bar".
                Brian

                93L - 5SP, FMS springs, 323 alloys, 1st gen B6, ported head & intake, FMS cam, ported exhaust manifold w/2-1/4" head pipe.
                04 Mustang GT, 5SP, CAI, TFS plenum, 70mm TB, catted X, Pypes 304SS cat-back, Hurst Billet+ shifter, SCT/Bama tuned....4.10's & cams coming soon
                62 Galaxie 2D sedan project- 428, 3x2V, 4SP, 3.89TLOC

                1 wife, 2 kids, 9 dogs, 4 cats......
                Not enough time or money for any of them

                Comment


                • #9
                  check wheel torque... ive had that happen once or twice... clunks for a bit then gets wobbly
                  I know its a piece of crap but im still faster...and its 100% legal!!!!!

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    I wouldn't say it's drastic...like i said i thought it might just be me being twitchy on the steering...it feels a lot more sensitive than a lot of cars i've driven...manual steering has more of a direct feel whereas power steering sometimes is really vague. But yeah if i'm driving and i push in the clutch it does pull to the left some. I'll have to get under there and start poking around. Where's a good place to get *affordable* bushings?

                    By the way, ^^^ That's 99.9% city driving :cool:

                    Comment

                    Working...