The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

M46=clunk sound and driveshaft play (not r. axle) 200

posted by  cmho2 on  Sun Sep 12 16:52 CST 2010
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sat Jul 20 21:51 CST 2013
[RELATED]

I just recently had similiar symptoms as you describe with my 78 GT. Occasionally the exhaust would rattle - usually far back around the muffler, but sometimes it sounded like it was coming from underneath the car further forward and the sound was less "tinny". Replaced the transmission mount and the rattling is gone, and there is noticeably less vibration when driving in all gears/speeds. It's an easy job and the mount is less than ten bucks.

My OD was like yours (like most!), worked well when cold then usually didn't work at all when car was warm. I drained and replaced fluid twice with regular Type-F (worked better initially then same old symptoms) - then I did it again but substituted a quart of Type-F with Lucas Transmission Fix. The stuff plain worked. I have OD again "on demand". I can drive 75mph on the highway at 2900 rpms, disengaging and re-engaging OD as necessary.
I use a hand-pump to add trans fluid, and it's a PITA with the Lucas because its really thick, but (so far) the job was very much worth it.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.