Rattling sound after tranny fluid change

[kevinsranger]

If you're directly under the truck while someone is in with it in gear and has it braked you here it the loudest in the bellhousing area. I don't think it can be the locker due to the fact it's not even spinning. It actully does it in part too just not as loud as when it's in a gear.

ok just making sure to rule it out, had a friend with a chevy p/u, he heard a constant grinding noise when driving, swore it was from the trans, so we tore the pan off, looked perfect, too the rear dif cover off, and a gear snapped off the pinion and was wedged between the ring gear and the cover

 

[Mrnicks]

Yeah, I know you're just trying to figure it out. thanks

So today I changed engine oil and trans fluid again to rule out any fluid issue. Also I made sure the heat shield was secure.

One thing I should have mentioned before is that there is a lot of tranny fluid everywhere under the engine and bell housing, even dripping off the oil filter. That's why I thought of maybe a overfill. It wasn't like that before. I cleaned it all up today and I'll see if it's back tomorrow after I get to work.

My plan tommorrow is too remove the starter and see what I can see inside with the flex plate and torque converter.

The more I listen under there I swear it sound like it's coming from the oil pan area. But if it's the flex plate I'd imagine the sound can radiate to that area.

Son of a B this thing is really stressin me out since it's my daily driver. If it's the flex plate it's not that bad. It's cheap but pullin the tranny will be a bitc* since I have no air tools nor torches.

Thanks for all your help guys.

 

[Mrnicks]

Shi*, you guys are gonna kill me. I just remembered I have a pretty substantial leak in my gas filler tube. (they suck and rot in what seems to be days). It actually threw a "large vac leak" code. I haven't fixed it yet because of blah blah blah busy busy yada yada.

Does anything in the engine that uses vacuum be rattling cause it isn't functioning properly? I haven't really noticed anything fishy beside the noise. I have good power and the tranny shifts smoothly.

Also the vac leak threw the code I think Monday, and autozone read the code for me. I just think it's weird that the rattle sound came immediately after that first fluid change?

 

[Mrnicks]

Have everything removed and ready to pull tranny today after work. I'm praying to see some cracks in that flex plate.

Weird thing is after working on it for 4 hours last night I had a dream it was the main bearings. There is a leak coming from those areas. Damn my subconsious! I really hope I'm wrong and it's the damn flex plate.

Has any done bearings on this engine? I know this is the wrong forum but jeeze.

 

[Viper Command]

Simple Q. is your heat shield rattling on your cat?

 

[triumphrider-1]

Simple Q. is your heat shield rattling on your cat?

Also I made sure the heat shield was secure.

Main bearing could make a clunking sound; but if the engine runs good, I don't think that could be it.

 

[Mrnicks]

Well sorry for the delay but I completed the job. I pulled my torque convertor and had it rebuilt. It ended up being on the verge of blowing up. Now it drives like a champ. They even mad it low stall for me, which I like a lot. Now the next job is new clutches in the trac lok. It's always something, isn't it?

 

[triumphrider-1]

Glad to here you got that fixed.

How low of stall is it now?