Noisy NP435
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Noisy NP435
My transmission is loud at highway speeds. The shifter makes a good portion of the noise...as it vibrates it sounds like a small kitchen appliance. I can hold the shifter so it's not resting on any of the gates and then all you hear is normal gear noise, which isn't bad.
Anyone else experience this, and is there anything that can be done to silence the shifter?
Anyone else experience this, and is there anything that can be done to silence the shifter?
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I have not, but I had that happen on a Nissan truck. It wasn't noisy but it did make the shifter really sloppy. Do the bushings just snap on, or is the replacement more difficult than that? Got part numbers by chance?
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quick webz search shows $5.00 at Bronco grave yard.
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looks like they just slip on.
You could check your local transmission shop and avoid shipping
N.P. 435 Fork Pads-Broncograveyard.com
looks like they just slip on.
You could check your local transmission shop and avoid shipping
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ordered some up. Ever install these? Seems I would pull the shift boot up and pull the top cover to get at them....assume everything is accessible from the top. Have never been inside one of these transmissions...hoping it's obvious how they go. Any further disassembly other than removing the top cover required?
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I used to have a piece of pipe insulation over the shifter on one pickup, bought it that way - that way it didn't scratch the scope on your bangstick when you had it laying against your leg. 
Always thought the tranny was dying, till I took the foam off once to change the shifter boot - problem solved. I don't know if it funneled the noise up the column, or the little bit of extra weight did something, or what caused it -
Always thought the tranny was dying, till I took the foam off once to change the shifter boot - problem solved. I don't know if it funneled the noise up the column, or the little bit of extra weight did something, or what caused it -
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Can someone tell me if there's a sufficient access panel under the carpet to do this while the trans is in the truck, or if I have to drop anything? Also, do the forks need to be pulled to get to them, or can I do this with everything assembled and by just removing the top cover?
Like to know what I'm getting into before I get into it.
Thanks in advance.
Like to know what I'm getting into before I get into it.
Thanks in advance.
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