Are you parking on a hill or ANY kind of incline/decline?

 

X2, parking on a hill and not setting the E-brake prior to putting the trans in park will cause that. Always set e-brake first, then shift to park.

Welcome to the sit by the way. :hello2: Don't forget to swing by the welcome section and introduce yourself!

 

Thanks for responding!

The basement parking in my building is pretty flat. I tried D -->N-->E-brake--->P, but to no avail.

Front and rear brake pads were changed last month. Not sure if that lead to this problem. The brakes seem to work fine though.

Needless to say,the DIY section of this forum is awesome.

*changed my front and rear brake pads for under $150 (was quoted ~$600 by the local dealership)
*fixed poblem with my heater blower motor ( was quoted ~$460 by the local dealership)

Next week I am planning on bypassing the radiator + install B&M 70255 trasmission cooler.

 

It is just the way it is. If you do a search you will find a few threads about it. Keep an eye on it but don't worry too much. Any incline and it will be very clunky. The other threads mention that using the P brake first helps on an incline.

 

http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24596&highlight=clunk

You're right. This problem is classified as "gear/driveline lash."
What a sigh of relief!

Thanks!

 

and if the problem really persists you can always check the u-joints..i've heard some people having a few of the same symptoms when those go.

 

I don't mean to scare you or if the problems are related, but my tranny was doing that just before my radiator killed my tranny. Check your radiator!

 

My X does it too, 08 S with about 22k on her. I never go from P to D though, always into reverse first. It does it only on occasion and totally at random times. I always set my e brake too but now that i think about it i set it after im already in P. Ill try to pull it first and see how it does.

First post, woop woop!

 

Yeah, gotta set the parking brake first otherwise it won't do any good. Welcome to the board!

 

Setting e-brake before shifting lever from D to P really works! I don't hear the dreaded "clunk" noise anymore. Shift from P to D or R is also really smooth now.

Thanks for responding to my post!

 

so, i have this issue too, i figured it was nothing to worry about (still think it's nothing to worry about), but this e-brake thing has me intrigued. can anybody explain WHY engaging the e-brake prior to shifting out of drive would prevent the clunk of the driveline engaging when shifting into gear?

 

Just a guess but putting the e brake first puts the weight of the vehicle on the e brake and not the transmission, which in turn has less pressure/stress on it when you shift from park.

 

Been pullin e break first now since i read this thread. Problem solved:iconbiggrin: