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Ok Bullittheads, I recently posted a post entitled noise. I said at the time that it wasn't quite metallic sounding and it was hard to identify the source from where it was coming. I spent almost a week underneath the car trying to find it because I didnt want the dealer to touch my Bullitt.
I thought at first it might be in the rack and pinion but I have found out I was wrong.
It would do it on acceleration and decceleration and on some big bumps in the road. What me and my 88 year old father-in-law found out and he got underneath the car.
was that the 2 cross member bolts for the rear of the transmission were both loose ( we used a pry bar to pry against the bracket and transmission) from the factory so when I accelerated the torque would cause the bolt heads to slide in the slots of the bracket creating the noise I heard. Once the bolts were tight I took it for a test and no more noise. So I would suggest that all you Bullitt owners check the torque on those bolts because I could take mine out by hand.
And if this saves anyone the aggravation I had it would be well worth it! Thanx, Havgun
#1676 1200 miles and counting :smile:
PS: If anyone finds there bolts loose please let me know by a post and I'll send and email to Art Hyde chief Mustang Engineer! Just want to know if this is just an isolated incident or a bigger problem. Just glad the bolts didn't come all the way out so I could watch my drive shaft turn into a pretzel
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: 1NastyFordGT on 2001-07-02 14:50 ]</font>
I thought at first it might be in the rack and pinion but I have found out I was wrong.
It would do it on acceleration and decceleration and on some big bumps in the road. What me and my 88 year old father-in-law found out and he got underneath the car.
was that the 2 cross member bolts for the rear of the transmission were both loose ( we used a pry bar to pry against the bracket and transmission) from the factory so when I accelerated the torque would cause the bolt heads to slide in the slots of the bracket creating the noise I heard. Once the bolts were tight I took it for a test and no more noise. So I would suggest that all you Bullitt owners check the torque on those bolts because I could take mine out by hand.
And if this saves anyone the aggravation I had it would be well worth it! Thanx, Havgun
#1676 1200 miles and counting :smile:
PS: If anyone finds there bolts loose please let me know by a post and I'll send and email to Art Hyde chief Mustang Engineer! Just want to know if this is just an isolated incident or a bigger problem. Just glad the bolts didn't come all the way out so I could watch my drive shaft turn into a pretzel
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: 1NastyFordGT on 2001-07-02 14:50 ]</font>