Re: Rattling Transmission in Spider

[Simon Favre <simon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you just had the clutch done, I'd check the exhaust support bracket
that goes to the tranny. If the bolt(s) at the exhaust end of the bracket
falls out, it will make a helluva racket. The exhaust bracket is bolted
to another bracket via some rubber bushes. Make sure the 2 brackets are
not touching. Lastly, the bracket that bolts to the back of the tranny
should not be touching the tranny support crossmember. These brackets
tend to get bent out of place by wayward rocks in the road, miscreant
mechanics, etc. Having traced vibrations to all 3 of these interfaces, I
can say they bear checking.

Gregory Scott (joxxer) wrote:

>My 1983 Spider makes a terrible vibrating sound when I change gears
>while revving over 3500 RPM. It is not a good vibrating noise (I don't
>know if there are any good vibrating noises). If anyone has any clues on
>what might be at fault, please let me know. I just had a new clutch
>assembly put in not too long ago. There were no problems until fairly
>recently, though.

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