what can cause a knocking or tapping sound when changing gears

Asked by mizdance818 Apr 10, 2016 at 12:58 PM about the 1995 Ford Thunderbird

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when changing gears there is a knocking/tapping noise. what can cause this?

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barneuma answered 8 years ago

Many things 1.timing 2.Exaust manifold leak 3.Engine mounts 4.oil pressure 5.Tranmission Notice trans is last.

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kinkorn68 answered 5 years ago

I can't believe I'm actually going to submitting this answer, but, my "knocking" noise was, (extremely low oil) I put 5 qts. I've had a leak for a while, but, everyone I take my '95 T-Bird 4.6L to, rips me off and won't complete the work. I just am going to live with it. ____________

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