harsh rattle a gwan

[Anonymous]

there is a harsh metal sounding rattle sound coming from underneath my car. I thought it was the exhaust but it sounds like its coming from the gear box. Is the gear box on its way out ?

[Anonymous]

Bit more info . It mainly does it in neutral and sometimes changing gear. I think it is the original box from 1992.

[Anonymous]

it aint the cat rattling is it?? mine done that if its goes slow, then its fucked! no pressure etc etc........

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[Anonymous]

Could be the thrust bearing in the clutch. Get a Haynes for what to do next and check the oil level in the g/box whilst you're at it.

[Anonymous]

mine did that, under further investigation it turned out to be some shitty bracket on the exhasut at the bottom of the downpipe that had sacked itself and was rattling about

just cut it off and have done - its broken anyway hence the noise

Hi officer.
What?
She said she was 16!
NOT AGAIN FFS

[Anonymous]

The bad rattle I had was from one of the springs of the zorst joint under the back of the engine (like Fester had by the sound of it), but it sometimes sounded like it was the gear box. It was only after I clambered under the car that I found it was the zorst.

It could also be the hand-brake cable.....I've had that rattle like a bastard too, especially at tick-over.

[Anonymous]

How do you stop that rattle cause buy dropping your car -60mm on 195/55/14 the one from the hand brack cable spliter cant see how u'd re-positionit etc..or where!
:-/

[Anonymous]

either relocate it or make a bracket up.