Noticeable clunk during shifts when accelerating hard

[bmw1racer]

Just noticed today that I get a rather harsh clunk when I row through the gears during hard acceleration.

Not sure if it's the tranny or the drive shaft or the diff... Any ideas?

I'm worried that this is going to be a pricey repair.

[WDE82]

That's pretty generic. Could be lots of things. Get it up on some jack stands and go poke around. It could be something wrong or you could just be bad at shifting smoothly while driving hard (judging by join date I doubt that).

[Happy Jose]

Whatever it is, it's likely to be expensive!

[WDE82]

Bushings aren't expensive.

[b1aze]

Needs WAY more detail to be of any help. Where does it come from? Front? Back? Just under the shifter? What sort of sound is it? Is it during the throw? After getting into next gear? After releasing clutch again?

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by b1aze

Needs WAY more detail to be of any help. Where does it come from? Front? Back? Just under the shifter? What sort of sound is it? Is it during the throw? After getting into next gear? After releasing clutch again?

Seems to be coming from the rear... When the gear engages after releasing the clutch, the clunk rattles the body of the car.

[b1aze]

Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Seems to be coming from the rear... When the gear engages after releasing the clutch, the clunk rattles the body of the car.

Could easily be rear diff mounts or even drive shaft linkage.