Theres a bunch of threads about this; and pretty much the consensus is that its normal. So, i figured the slack in my drivetrain was normal.

I just got my car back from service, and i had complained about an odd light clanging noise i occasionally get from under the car in the mornings. Long story short, they couldn't figure it out but they removed the driveshaft and reinstalled it in really tight to see if it would help; i talked to the mechanic and he said he torqued all the bolts down real good and used locktite.

The second i drove off the lot i noticed the entire driveline felt ridiculously smoother and tighter. The difference in the 1-2 shift is like night and day. So basically, this entire time all my car needed was a little tightening up.

Thought this might be interesting to all you guys who figured the clunkiness was just the way the car is.

btw my car is a 07 v6 stick, all stock.

 

Anyone know what the correct torque is for these bolts? Curious to check mine.

Thanks.

 

76 Ft Lbs

I also has the ting ting sound and my front driveshaft
bolts were also loose at only 2K miles on the odometer.
Seems like a pretty common problem.

 

srry to bring up an old thread, but has anybody else done this and it work?

 

Yes I would also like to know if this works. Also which driveshaft bolts are they? The ones that connect to the tranny, or the ones that connect the two pieces in the middle?

 

count me in for wanting to know. I've got a stock '07 manual tranny and I get the clunky noise often. So please, do tell

 

anyone else tighten up their driveshaft?

 

Its on the V6 one piece driveshaft.
Its the tranny to driveshaft bolts.
12 point metric suckers.