[GreenXtreme]

Hi I need some advice. My 02 ZX3 started messing up again lol. It started when i turned there was a popping noise then it started to jerking my car. Then when i was coming home from wal-mart I turned out onto the street and my car made alot of banging and jerking and i would not drive. So I dont know if it is the trans, because it only started when i turned the vehicle. I think that it has something to deal with the CV halfshafts. So does anyone really know whats wrong with it please let me know.

 

[zx505focus]

it could be cv joints, front sway bar endlinks, or wheel bearings.

 

[the Duff]

Go to the dealer. You just broke a front spring my friend. I think they're covered for 10 years/150,000 miles. Free springs and toe set. You gotta love that. Yeah, Ford had a little issue with that. Campaign 03M02 I believe.

 

[GreenXtreme]

yea but a spring deals with suspension. Or what spring are you talking about because the car wont move at all

 

[the Duff]

I read "I would not drive" and thought it moved, you just weren't willing to drive it for fear of breaking something else. You could have a halfshaft problem, they aren't the most robust thing in the world on Foci. I've never seen one break under normal driving though. I assume you had it towed to your place or a repair shop. If its at home, jack it up and see if you can turn the wheels independantly of the halfshafts.

 

[GreenXtreme]

so if i jack it up and one tire only turns then it is the halfshafts

 

[the Duff]

Or the transmission differential if that were the case. A broken cv can be seen on a visual inspection. Can I turn any part of the shaft independant of another part? Grab the inboard joint at the tranny. Is there a lot of play inside the diff case? Maybe the trans did blow up.

 

[GreenXtreme]

well i dont think that it is the halfshafts. I ust went and checked them they still spin now i dont know what to think now my only guess is that i has to be the transmission. When i push the clutch in and put it in first and release the clutch it starts to make a loud metal clanking sound. so do you think that it is the trans maybe some thing that deals with the clutch. Any thoughts

 

[trailbikerider]

May want to check on your rack, it could be broken.

 

[GreenXtreme]

what rack are you talking about

 

[trailbikerider]

The rack for steering.

 

[GreenXtreme]

no i dont think so because it still steers but it does not go anywhere when i put in 1st there is alot of metal beating sound

 

[mighty_mouse]

no i dont think so because it still steers but it does not go anywhere when i put in 1st there is alot of metal beating sound

So it makes the sound when its put in gear without releasing the clutch? That really sounds like a trans problem; maybe a really worn shift fork or something inside the diff.

Mouse

 

[GreenXtreme]

yea the sound only comes when i release the clutch so i was thinking that it is the diff