The mystery transmission noise

Jason924R

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Boone, NC
Can anyone tell me what this noise is?

In video 1 the camera is near the pedals and the truck is idling in D.

http://jason.herrjohannes.com/Trans1.wmv


In video 2, it starts idling in D. You hear me switch to N and the noise goes away. I then move the camera down near the pedals and shift back to D. You can hear the noise start up again. The noise has been happening for a while, but I still continued to drive it because I need to get around.

http://jason.herrjohannes.com/Trans2.wmv

Try right clicking and save target as if they do not play by left clicking.

These were recorded today, January 31, 2006


92 4Runner Auto.
Thanks,
 
It's kinda hard to determine because I hear you moving the camera more than anything, but what I can make out sounds more like an exhaust leak. It may be different in person, but that's what it sounds like on my end.
 
I KNOW WHAT IT IS, but i have to go to class i'll be back!
 
What you have is a cracked flexplate. I know because my 93 runner , v6 auto, did the same thing and I'm in the middle of fixing it. I drove it about 10,000 miles like this untill the flexplate shattered and took my torque converter with it. It only "clicks" at certain RPMs now. It will get worse. When mine got bad I could turn down the idle (flathead screw on the throttle body) and it would sound like it was flying apart (CLACK CLACK CLANG CLANG BANG SHIMMY)

I would change the flexplate before it goes, because torque converters run $700 from toyota. I'm gonna run the $140 autozone version and hope it lasts.
 
Didn't Pless have the same thing happen to his tacoma?
 
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