Ford Falcon: Clunky gearshift

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Ford Falcon: Clunky gearshift

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Sometimes I can hear a violent clunk apparently coming from under the rear of my BF Falcon MK2 SR when the auto transmission kicks down at around 90 km/h. It is as though the trans is snapping back to second with no give, and winding up the driveline all the way back to the diff. I cannot reproduce it for the dealer, as it only seems to do it after it has been running for a while and mostly happens when you give it a boot full to overtake. Any ideas?

Answered by CarsGuide

5 August 2010

Carsguide.com.au

It is something we've heard about before. It was debatable whether it was the transmission of the diff, and Ford was replacing diffs that whined and clunked. But we also had owners report that dealers were doing a recal on their transmissions to soften the downshift to alleviate the problem. Ask your dealer about that. You could also try changing the oil in the diff.

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Ford Falcon: Clunky gearshift

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