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1997 Honda Accord Noise in Transmission

Tiny
RAY HORINE
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  • 1997 HONDA ACCORD
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 156,000 MILES
Recently changed CV Joints. When I first get in car in the morning and put the car in reverse I here a fairly loud clunk when the transmission engages. This only happens in reverse. This does not happen once the car is driven, Nor does it happen when I put the car in Drive, just reverse.
It use to do this in Drive only and not reverse. However when I recently changed the CV Joints I rotated the tires by hand to check clearance issues with brake lines and it changed from happen in forward to happening in reverse only.
Any ideas?
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 AT 12:04 PM

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KHLOW2008
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Hi Ray Horine,

I would suggest checking the CV inner joints for wear and lack of lubricants.
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008 AT 11:02 AM
Tiny
RAY HORINE
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Thanks for the feedback.

I had just replaced the CV Halfshafts prior to the noise happening. Got the half shafts from Autozone and installed them. I could not tell if the CV joints were pre-lubricated since the CV boots were already installed. I asked if Autozone if they were lubricated and they said they were. But now I question this.
Have you ever run into this?
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Monday, September 8th, 2008 AT 9:24 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi Ray Horine,

I would trust Autozone. If both shafts had been replaced, I would check the lower arm ball joints and bushes, front engine mounts and steering linkages.
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 AT 7:09 AM

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