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So I have a 1995 Jaguar XJS Convertible with 74,000 miles I noticed a while back that when I came to a full stop, I can faintly hear a cluck for lack of a better word. So I had the trans fluid changed and the clunk was still there. So, I tried popping the automatic in 3rd when stopping and NO noise? Since it has come time to part with my beautiful car, I want to disclose any problem to the buyer. Anyone any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Need a replacement transmission? Quality transmissions are hard to find. Free estimate to your email.From the sound of your problem, it doesn’t appear that the transmission is at fault. It is, more than likely, a mechanical problem, not a transmission issue. When you said that you tried “popping the automatic in 3rd gear when stopping and NO noise” it should alert you that the problem is not tranny-related. If it were transmission-related, then the noise would have appeared when you tried shifting in third when you stopped.
Since it doesn’t appear to be the transmission, what else could it be? It is likely somewhere in the driveline and that includes the engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential and rear half-shafts. In the case of your XJS, the problem is probably with the driveshaft. What is likely happening is that something is out of true in either the driveshaft or the half-shafts on the other side of the differential.
If one of the half-shafts is out of true then it is likely loading the gearing in the differential inequally so that when the driveshaft, when the vehicle slows, is not true when it spins and it slips out, causing the clunk you hear.
That’s the good news for your transmission, at least. For you, though, you are looking at driveshaft, differential or half-shaft repair that will still cost, possibly, $1,200 in total repairs.
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