[akcel]

i was driving up a slight hill, and decided to shift a little hard from first to second and heard a loud crack sound towards the front of the car..or front pasenger side, from what i could tell...i pulled over to take a look around didnt notice anything wrong...the next time i shifted hard from 1st to 2nd it did it again same sound....looked around nothing......its been a couple months....havent heard it since...but what could it have been?..i am stock so i dont think it would be an extreme tq issue...

-akcel:nuetron:

 

[Storm]

motor mount?

Does it also do it when you take off from a stop? How about when cruising and letting off for a sec then followed by a stab at the gas? That would indicate a cracked motormount or pitch control rod (center and top of trans). Other than that, I can't think of anything offhand without actually being there to witness it.

 

[akcel]

nah not from launching or anything only those two times i heard it...maybe the hill and shifting hard = didnt work out too well?

-akcel

 

[pleiades]

It's possible that you 'bucked' the transmission into the tunnel. I've seen and heard it on Templar's Impreza when he launches like a maniac at autocrosses. It's has to do with the sloppy, weak-ass, no good engine and transmission mounts letting the transmission smack the underbody. Just a thought.

 

[akcel]

hmmm.....well i havent heard it since...soo im assuming im alright....but hearing that crack..when it did...didnt sound too fun...it hasnt done it since..and i've dropped my clutch from 5k, only thing i heard was my rear diff make that 'thud' noise

-akcel

 

[Hndatch627]

It's possible that you 'bucked' the transmission into the tunnel. I've seen and heard it on Templar's Impreza when he launches like a maniac at autocrosses. It's has to do with the sloppy, weak-ass, no good engine and transmission mounts letting the transmission smack the underbody. Just a thought.

and a damn fine one at that...personally the slop in subaru's mounts is unacceptable to me...that's why i am getting group n mounts shortly.

 

[HondaH8er]

Are the factory mounts really that bad? I've never really looked at them, but I've never noticed the driveline hitting the underbody during rally-x's, either. Maybe the wheelspin helps keep the stress off the mounts, or something.