1996 Legacy outback ej25. Automatic tranny. clicking noise when shifting from Park into DRIVE/REVERSE. is this a symptom of a dying transmission? ( i sure hope not) please help me with this problem, i just want to be ahead of the game if it is going to need a major repair. thank you!

i forgot to mention that it shift real well and drives like a champion. just a little worried about the click. i am off to cinco de mayo on the water front! thanks guys!

i forgot to mention that it shift real well and drives like a champion. just a little worried about the click. i am off to cinco de mayo on the water front! thanks guys!

 

i'll bet it clicks when you push in the button on the shifter just before you shif. this is standard.

no it is an actual clunk/click from the front end.

no it is an actual clunk/click from the front end.

 

I believe a worn C.V. joint or transmission mount can produce your symptoms.

i know you say the front end is were you hear the noise.....but you can also get a clunk from bad u joints when you change gears in an automatic........my father had it very bad on his c3 corvette.....

That can be u joints, CV joints, Tranny mount, Ball joints or various other front end parts.

 

Time to inspect the car.

 

 

BTW your tranny is fine.

 

 

nipper