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- City
- Goldsboro
- State - Country
- NC - USA
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 2WD
- Engine
- 3.0 V6
- Total Lift
- N/A
- Total Drop
- N/A
- Tire Size
- 19
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Any help would be appreciated, thank you in advance for any input. I own a 3.0 V6 2002 Ranger. I am hearing a pretty intense chattering noise in reverse and drive. The noise almost completely goes away in park and neutral. Chattering occurs in drive and reverse when off gas, upon applying throttle, the noise goes away. I am not noticing any slip, the gear shifts are a little hard. Slight stutter at idle. No check engine lights. Currently, I am leaning towards it being something to do with my transmission. If anyone has any ideas or previous experience I would appreciate any feedback. If the trans has to be replaced/rebuilt, do you think it'd be worth it to manual swap? I would like to, however I know it is a whole different can of worms. Thank you for reading!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you in advance for any input. I own a 3.0 V6 2002 Ranger. I am hearing a pretty intense chattering noise in reverse and drive. The noise almost completely goes away in park and neutral. Chattering occurs in drive and reverse when off gas, upon applying throttle, the noise goes away. I am not noticing any slip, the gear shifts are a little hard. Slight stutter at idle. No check engine lights. Currently, I am leaning towards it being something to do with my transmission. If anyone has any ideas or previous experience I would appreciate any feedback. If the trans has to be replaced/rebuilt, do you think it'd be worth it to manual swap? I would like to, however I know it is a whole different can of worms. Thank you for reading!
