i started noticing a rattle when decelerating in third gear. the noise is rather faint and if i have my music up its not even noticible but i just want to know what it is and want to fix it. i checked to see if my shift linkage was tightened and it is. so could it be something in the tranny or the shifter assembly (not the linkage just the lever part).

stock b18c with GSR transmission

 

Check the exhaust / cat sheild first those always seem to rattle after awhile.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by triple_s1x &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check the exhaust / cat sheild first those always seem to rattle after awhile.</TD></TR></TABLE>

YUP

 

i took off the heat shield for the cat and it continued on. doesnt it seem weird that its only in third gear rattling?

 

if you think it is something shifter related, firmly grip your shifter and apply pressure in various directions while decelerating and see if that narrows it down any.

 

i put some presure on it pushing it towards the dash and it went away...

 

Then it's a dash rattle and we can't pinpoint **** . Sucks.

 

He said he "pushed it towards the dash" not against it. Kinda hard to push the shifter against the dash.

 

maybe your shift linkage is coming into contact with your exhaust???

 

that very well could be. i've noticed that my linkage cuts it close with the exhaust... ill check the clearence tomorrow while its in 3rd gear. thank you!

 

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