Strange Noise On Occasion When Stopping? Ideas?

[spammer]

I've had this 2004 LX for one week. So far the verdict is ... Best Vehicle Ever. It was a high mileage vehicle (200k) but meticulously maintained.

Every once and a while I hear and feel a strange noise. I think I hear it most when coming to a stop, but sometimes I hear it right as I am taking off from a stop. I'm slightly worried it could be a transmission issue, but there are no weird shift issues or clanks. If I had to describe it, I would say it's kind of like when you shift to park but there is a bit too much movement.

If I drive around town for 30 minutes, it may happen once or twice and I can't replicate it. Always coming to a stop or taking off.

The LX has new brakes, so I'm hoping it could be something in there, or maybe some other less expensive repair. But deep down I think it could be the transmission.

What are things it could be?

 

[PADDO]

I've had this 2004 LX for one week. So far the verdict is ... Best Vehicle Ever. It was a high mileage vehicle (200k) but meticulously maintained.

Every once and a while I hear and feel a strange noise. I think I hear it most when coming to a stop, but sometimes I hear it right as I am taking off from a stop. I'm slightly worried it could be a transmission issue, but there are no weird shift issues or clanks. If I had to describe it, I would say it's kind of like when you shift to park but there is a bit too much movement.

If I drive around town for 30 minutes, it may happen once or twice and I can't replicate it. Always coming to a stop or taking off.

The LX has new brakes, so I'm hoping it could be something in there, or maybe some other less expensive repair. But deep down I think it could be the transmission.

What are things it could be?

Grease the slips and unis, all 6 points. Search "thunk". Reckon that will sort you out.

 

[spammer]

Awesome. Ordered a Grease Gun and some Lucas HD grease. Thanks! I was just missing the magic word "thunk" in my searches here.

 

[Supra88]

My money is on the engine cover vibrating.

 

[LEX]

I took my engine cover off today and realized that it actually muffled a lot of the valve train ticking. Is this ticking normal?

*edit: ok, I'll search.

 

[re_guderian]

start with drive shaft clunk/thunk, sometimes cured by greasing shafts as indicated. My 2000 has it, it won't go away, even after seperating, cleaning, and lubing the shaft. At 220K miles, don't even notice it anymore...