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    second gear suddenly clicking?

    driving the lancer yesterday and second gear started making a clicking noise. Increases with car speed. No other gears make noise...

    Is this trans toast?

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    what trans is installed ? On the lesser units its not unheard of to break off chunks of gear teeth.
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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    a520 from 1987

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    With some spirited driving you may have very well stripped some teeth off of second gear. couple bolts to remove the shifter cover and look down in there with a bright flashlight and look for any carnage.
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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    Finally took the cover off this trans. Not a chipped gear in sight. What else can make a speed-dependant clicking noise?

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    Only in second gear? That's the tough part. Perhaps there is some sort of harmonic that allows for an axle or some such to click only at that speed in 2nd?

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    Yea the thing looks brand new inside. No other gear makes a sound. Well except for reverse would grind when put into gear for some reason. Did find the cv axle on the passenger side was completely shot.

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    Go up into 3rd before shifting into reverse. It'll stop it from grinding.

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    Well there's second gear for you...toast!

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    Quote Originally Posted by going4speed View Post
    Well there's second gear for you...toast!

    Your picture didn't work for me.

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    Re: second gear suddenly clicking?

    It didnt for me either and then it did briefly and now its gone. 2nd speed gear has chunks missing from it...
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