rattling underneath??? vtr

[craigmc]

i had noticed a rattling noise from under my gear stick, i jacked the car up and followed the sound to the bottom of my gearbox where the driveshafts go, could it be a loose bearing? all my gears work fine but there is sleight play on my gear selector. when im in the car, if i tighten up any slack on the gear stick the noise dissapears.
any ideas to what i could do?
thanks

[Turtle_Neck_Warrior]

possible if like u said u tighten it up and the noise goes away and then comes back then possible that the thread could be worn have u done it more then once ?

[Turtle_Neck_Warrior]

or linkages ext are just worn depends on ur milage

[holdawayt]

Sure its not your heatshield?

[Nates-VTR]

There's a plate on the side of the gear box that was rattling on mine just cable tied it there's holes for bolts but obviously fell out, try that :)

[Prickle]

check a nut isnt loose on the lower mount aswell.

[Scrapso]

What kind of noise is it?

[Ben_SaxoForte]

check where the downpipe bolts to the gearbox aswell, that can rattle like hell if it comes loose

[craigmc]

after a heavy clunk and an engine shake ( luckily i was pulling down my drive ) i looked under again and found a missing bolt, for lower mount, i put in a new bolt and the rattle stopped............. so another problem solved. thanks anyway lads :y:.