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Old 09-10-2015, 11:58 PM
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Two Unusual Sounds

Ahoy fellow 3Gers,

My 65,000km 2008 5AT has developed a couple unusual sounds:

1. When shifting from Park to Reverse, there is a pronounced mechanical "chunk" sound. The tranny otherwise works perfectly, and the AT fluid is in good shape.

2. At city speeds, there is an odd creaking coming from the area of the rear passenger door or roofline. There's no insecure cargo or anything, and the door itself opens and closes as smoothly as when it left the factory. The sound disappears at highway speeds.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Old 09-11-2015, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dunnik
Ahoy fellow 3Gers,

My 65,000km 2008 5AT has developed a couple unusual sounds:

1. When shifting from Park to Reverse, there is a pronounced mechanical "chunk" sound. The tranny otherwise works perfectly, and the AT fluid is in good shape.

2. At city speeds, there is an odd creaking coming from the area of the rear passenger door or roofline. There's no insecure cargo or anything, and the door itself opens and closes as smoothly as when it left the factory. The sound disappears at highway speeds.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
#1 My 07 AT makes this sound, it is very light though since I did the axles. When I replaced them I noticed there was "radial" play in the intermediate shaft off the transmission. By this I mean the bearing is fine and the shaft itself is held firmly in place but when you spin the wheel gently there is a 1/4" or so of free movement before it catches in either direction (forward and reverse). I have been told this is normal or at least not an issue.

#2 I am sure this has been covered but this stuff is like crack for your weather stripping.

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Old 09-14-2015, 12:37 AM
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The car has low miles but, of course, that doesn't apply to weather stripping.

Any special instructions with this, or just lather it on? Will one tube suffice?
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the clunk sound is normal, no need to worry
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