# Clunking under gear shift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/clunking-under-gear-shift/50495>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, transmissions, subaru\
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clunking-under-gear-shift/50495 "2010-06-18T03:14:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![\_1SPUD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b4bc9f/32.png) [@\_1SPUD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_1SPUD)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clunking-under-gear-shift/50495/1 "2010-06-18T03:14:31Z")

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I have a 1993 Subaru Legacy with 270,000 miles. It is a 5 speed. I’ve owned it about 6 years and have had no MAJOR problems (except the air compressor froze up two years ago, but I can live without the air conditioning).  
  
 My concern is that even though there are no problems with engine or the transmission, recently there has been a “clunk” that I can hear and feel with my feet when I take off from a standstill. It usually happens first thing in the morning when I leave for work, and only occasionally the rest of the day. I am worried that it could be something dangerous. I do a lot of freeway driving. I don’t know what to ask the mechanic to look for if I take it in.  
  
 Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clunking-under-gear-shift/50495/2 "2010-06-18T13:37:22Z")

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#1SPUD, It’s Usually Best To Just Tell The Mechanic What You’ve Told Us. Don’t Try And Steer Him / Her To A Particular Possibility. Let Him / Her Do Their Job.

Your mechanic will look for possible sources of the “clunk” checking the transmission rear cross member / mount, engine mounts, control arms, and anything else that could clunk under your feet.

When a possible source of the noise is located, ask to see where the problem is on your car and get an explanation from your mechanic.

CSA