Free play in tranny

[nickmp0wer]

Yeah, i know there is a tranny forum, but i posted their recently and no reply


There seemed to be some free play in my driveline which was accompanied by a clunking noise. It would happen sometimes when i would engage or disengage the clutch, and when i would get go from off throttle to on in the lower gears. Any one else have this?

I jacked the rear up and got under the car and had it in gear and rolled the wheels back and forth and figured out the noise was comming from the tranny. I recently changed the tranny fluid to redline D4 ATF (thats what the 318is is supposed to have) and i guess it increased. SHould i jack up one side and fill the tranny with some more fluid?

[AdamF 88iS]

How are your rear subframe bushings? Are they resting on the plate on the bottom yet? They can make that noise too.

[nickmp0wer]

i guess i may check those too, car has 135k. there is also a large thud/jolt if im going along on the free way in 5th and go form no throttle to full

[E30 Wagen]

I have the same problem although mine sounds less severe than yours.

I've also heard that it could be the subframe bushings.

Could tranny mounts be bad on a !00,000 mile e30, considering it's 20 years old? Also, i suspect the previous owner of my car was girl

[AdamF 88iS]

Tranny mounts won't make that noise. You probably need subframe bushings at 135k, and shock mounts at 100k.

Play in the driveline suprisingly doesn't make nearely as much noise as subframe bushings and shock mounts.

[nickmp0wer]

it will do it a little when i let the clutch out just enough to put tension on the drivetrain, but not move or stall the car. also when i just turned it off and put it in gear and rolled the car back and forth

[NC325iC]

Also, i suspect the previous owner of my car was girl

sucks dont it... my sister let it rain in my car, top down... my beautiful blue leather seats are cracked and splitting from no leather conditioner for ~2 years... luckily the back seats are still in fairly good condition.

anyone know of a website that sells seat reupholstry kits... i know theres one that used to advertiese on here.

edit: but anyway continue on with the current topic... dont mean to interrupt

[blunttech]

sucks dont it... my sister let it rain in my car, top down... my beautiful blue leather seats are cracked and splitting from no leather conditioner for ~2 years... luckily the back seats are still in fairly good condition.

anyone know of a website that sells seat reupholstry kits... i know theres one that used to advertiese on here.

edit: but anyway continue on with the current topic... dont mean to interrupt

www.creativeoptions.com nice stuff, kevin chinn, owner
i just used his kit on my dads e30 sport seats. i cant say enuff about his stuff. easy to install and looks oem

[AndrewBird]

Did you check the flex disk? It could be shot and make a clunking noise when accelerating.