3isms Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I have a clunk or flap coming from the underbody(or sounds like it) of my '00 loutback egacy wagon.....I thought it was a broken exhaust hanger and had it welded and that wasn't it.....I just bought it and the lady said it was the transmission but the thing runs fine in all the gears...its a AWD automatic......I have looked for anything loose and looked at the CV boots and the engine is purring like a kitty...HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakedpotatoechips99 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I can't say for sure. But I can give a few suggestions as to where the clunk sound might be emanating from. It could be a broken transmission mount. This is something that would look fine, but would need to be either pried on slightly to lift up the transmission to see if the mount is cracked in the rubber/cushioning part. You may also have a bad driveshaft center bearing or universal joint. Could be some suspension bushing worn or cracked as well. Those can be hard to find. They also will need the car jacked up, and pried on or wiggled back and forth to find. The exhaust heat shields can also make some noise rattling. Maybe the upper spring mounts for the struts are rusted through. Or the strut is shot. Ball joints also may be a problem. Can't say much more, though, could be a lot of things. You likely just have to spend some time looking at, shaking, wiggling, and lightly prying on stuff with it jacked up, to look for obvious things wrong. Finding nothing like that, then you would need to take into consideration things that might not seem like culprits for the noise. Maybe a gas tank filler neck or related parts loose or dislodged, an inner fender loose, or even a brake line loose and shifting around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Welcome to the USMB! I'm going to move your post to the new gen forum where your question will get some additional views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 When does it make noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 One brainstorm easy item to check: front sway bar. I've seen a few posts (and had it happen to me) where the sway bar fractures and then clanks around under there, especially when turning if the broken bit happens to contact the tire or anything. Other common things are exhaust heat shields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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