rattling gear box triptronic vr4

[darren1976]

Well its started today getting rattle from gear box on tick over and sat at traffic lights sounds like something bad need advice drives ok goes up and down as it should just

on tick over and when sat at lights or at junctions

Sounds expensive

[Nick Mann]

Take off the inspection hatch that sits vertically at the bottom of the bellhousing. It sits between the torque converter and the downpipes. then turn the engine by hand and look at the heads of the four bolts holding the torque converter to the crack adapter prop shaped thingymajig. If they are loose they rattle against the aluminium gasket between the gearbox and the block. If they are loose, stick some threadlock on them before retightening.

[darren1976]

Cheers for that Hardarse has said same when I text him so might be an easy fix I hope

Guess its common fault

[Wobble]

Cheers for that Hardarse has said same when I text him so might be an easy fix I hope

Guess its common fault

sounds like your calling nick mann a hardarse :laugh: he isnt that bad really

[darren1976]

Lol well it goes up and down gears ok so sounds like what

You said nick as other advice is the same

And I didn't mean anything buy the hardarse he is another forum member

[Nick Mann]

No one has ever called me a hard arse before! :P More a flabby arse!!! :D

I wouldn't say it is common - I have only seen it twice. But what you describe sounds similar enough to what I heard that I figured it would be a sensible check.

[Wobble]

i know, im only playing , was just how you worded it made me chuckle

[darren1976]

Fingers crossed Keith aka hardarse said same thing I really hope so it's this problem

[darren1976]

If it's not the above any other ideas

[Humpty's Revenge]

No one has ever called me a hard arse before! :P More a flabby arse!!! :D

I wouldn't say it is common - I have only seen it twice.

OH common Nick you must of seen your arse more than twice at least?/STP

[Nick Mann]

me => /pan <= Steve

[Humpty's Revenge]

me => /pan <= Steve:smitten::kiss:

[darren1976]

All sorted nothing a bit of locktite couldn't cure

Couldnt believe my eyes when I saw them lose

And thank you guys for help

[Davezj]

that is cracking news great fix.
hopefully for you that mean you will not be needing an auto box now? or are you still considering one as a spare.

[bungle]

Been having similar trouble to this but only on a cold startup. As soon as I engage the gearbox I get an almost tinny rattling sound. Goes away after a few hundred yards and doesn't happen for the rest of the day provided the engine hasn't cooled completely. Any chance it could be a similar issue or something more serious?