I'm getting an increasingly severe clunk upon launch, or when I play with the throttle at low speeds. Is there a bushing in the system that commonly fails? It's a bit too wet for me to get under the car right now, maybe tonight...

I figure it could be the tranny mounts, diff mounts, don't think it's the driveshaft (no vibration, no clunking when decelleration).

I can feel and watch the shifter move when this happens.

Um...130K miles, NA, Vert. I can still wind it to 120mph, and no vibrations.

 

Front differential mount is broken. If you replace it get a competition unit.

 

This mount? Is it the bushing going bad, or does the mount weld actually break?

 

I don't see it pictured that but its right next to/ a little bit behind where the driveshaft bolts up to the diff on the drivers side..

 

Yeah, they ghosted it out in that pic, but it would be where the 3 or 4 bolts holes are right next to the flange. I know what you're talking about. Might have to get a ratchet strap out and wrap that up for the time being until I can fix it...

 

Competition mount... (from Mazdatrix.com)

 

Guess I shoulda searched!

Now I know that the front diff mount is crap, it does exactly what my symptoms are, and it's a PITA to fix!



Great

I'll weld it, I ain't paying $120 for a new mount...or I'll fab a new one.

 

Hope you like vibration

 

I've replaced all the diff mounts and trans mounts with the comps. I even welded the NEW comp. front diff mount with no extra vibs. I had a clunk before I replaced them. I still have a clunk. I don't know what it is. I have gone all through it...can't find it. Even replaced the drive shaft. The only think I can think of is gear lash in the diff. The way I'm going to find the prob now is, to keep slaming it and when it brakes I'll see it.

 

I have all the competition mounts too, I get some vibration at higher speeds, hmmmm, tires are balanced. One time when I got on it going around a corner I also got a clunk, still confuses me.