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Ok, I have always had a 1 time tap or clunk sound every morning i start to drive off from my 5EAT. After I put it in "D" and drive off ill hear that noise just once and thats it. Does this everytime I start the car up and drive off. Anyone elses 5EAT do this?
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The clunk occurs not when you first put it in D but only after you remove your foot from the brake and then start to drive away?
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^^pretty much. To be precise, the clunk or "tap" occurs 1 second after i drive off. It isnt very loud but its audible in the cabin with windows closed and the sound is coming from the transmission. Its not that click noise in the gear box when u brake.
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No, I don't have it. Just :confused: as to what it could be since it happens after you're already moving forward.

 

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^^pretty much. To be precise, the clunk or "tap" occurs 1 second after i drive off. It isnt very loud but its audible in the cabin with windows closed and the sound is coming from the transmission. Its not that click noise in the gear box when u brake.

 

Well, I have the exact same thing....I think. I hear a quiet, yet audible "tick" a second or two after I drive away. I didn't think it was coming from the transmission though...albeit, I never paid much attention to it. I will listen closely when I leave work today and report back. I THINK it happens every time i drive away though.

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Farfetched, but are you certain that this isn't your 1st to 2nd shift?

 

Hold on man, im starting to suspect you trying to get on my bad side here. Please clarify what u mean by "farfetched", so I dont missunderstand.

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Well, I have the exact same thing....I think. I hear a quiet, yet audible "tick" a second or two after I drive away. I didn't think it was coming from the transmission though...albeit, I never paid much attention to it. I will listen closely when I leave work today and report back. I THINK it happens every time i drive away though.

 

Yeah definetly roll your windows down and just drive off, youll hear it more especially if your in the alley way. Other than that, my car drives perfectly fine. Im just curious to know what that sound is. Only thing I have done to my 5EAT is the IPT Valve Body upgrade with Amsoil ATF.

 

 

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i got the clunk (on a daily basis); i know exactly what you speak of. its usually only after the first start of the day though...and sometimes its pretty loud

 

the first time i heard it i thought something snapped...

wa da tah my damie
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Hold on man, im starting to suspect you trying to get on my bad side here. Please clarify what u mean by "farfetched", so I dont missunderstand.

 

Not that I worry about anybody's 'bad side' but by 'farfetched' I was referring to the only thing I could think of, and it was probably something not even remotely like what you were experiencing.

 

Understand? Semantics on the internet has a way...........

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Not that I worry about anybody's 'bad side' but by 'farfetched' I was referring to the only thing I could think of, and it was probably something not even remotely like what you were experiencing.

 

Understand? Semantics on the internet has a way...........

 

Ohhhh ok :lol:, I thought you were trying to imply that im just hearing things. Yeah its definetly not the gear shift because i tested that by leaving it in 1st gear. If im getting the sound and your not, then something isnt right.

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Ohhhh ok :lol:, I thought you were trying to imply that im just hearing things. Yeah its definetly not the gear shift because i tested that by leaving it in 1st gear. If im getting the sound and your not, then something isnt right.

 

You have done everything you can do to diagnose your noise. Apparently you are not the only one experiencing it either. My suggestion is to call John/IPT and discuss this with him. He never seemed offended by even the most direct reference to reported criticisms nor made me feel my call was unwelcome. He is direct and streightforward and if you give him your situation as you have here he should have an answer of some kind.

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I have a clunk when the car shifts from 1st to 2nd as I drive off. I believe it's more noticeable due to the IPT VB mod.
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Why you talking shit about our Legacy GT?

 

Nothing about LGT. The 5eat transmission is made by Jatco (subsidiary of Nissan). Big supplier of slushboxes - made famous by failures of boxes in 2000-2004 Honda Odyssey, 2002+ Mazda MPV and likely some others. Just google "jatco failures".

 

I believe the 4-speed autos are pretty stout, maybe a reason why Subaru choose to keep putting them into WRX/FXT?

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