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996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

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YOUR RESEARCH996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

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Check anything else

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Ran out of time to check anything else.
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When I change gears quickly I get a plastic sound similar to something cracking/clunking/clicking (the sound slightly changes between the 3).
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996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

Replace gears quickly i get a plastic sound similar

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When I change gears quickly I get a plastic sound similar to something cracking/clunking/clicking (the sound slightly changes between the 3).
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996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

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Ran out of time to check anything else.
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996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

Replace between the 3)

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When I change gears quickly I get a plastic sound similar to something cracking/clunking/clicking (the sound slightly changes between the 3).
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996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

Replace gears quickly i get a plastic sound similar

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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When I change gears quickly I get a plastic sound similar to something cracking/clunking/clicking (the sound slightly changes between the 3).
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996 Plastic cracking sound when changing gears

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

When I change gears quickly I get a plastic sound similar to something cracking/clunking/clicking (the sound slightly changes between the 3). It happens when I'm trying to change gears quickly between 1-2, 2-3, 3-2, 2-1 and very occasionally 4-3. I've tried to get it to make the noise with the car turned off and can't get it to make the noise. It sounds as if its coming directly from where the gear selector is. Does anyone have any ideas where to start looking? Could it be one of the bayonet linkages?

POST 2Original post

Take the covers off and have a look. I hear the noise. It seems like something could be loose.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Took a quick look under the covers for the great knob. Everything seemed to be fine there. Ran out of time to check anything else. It's going into AutoArt tomorrow.

POST 4Original post

You sure you're talkin about the car?

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Dam swype prediction.... GEAR knob.. GEAR KNOB!

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