1996 TOYOTA RAV4 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM

Hi Guys!

I own a 1996 Toyota Rav4 which makes a knocking sound when i shift from N to R.
I visited a local tech who suggested that the transmission was gone, so we replaced the transmission. Now reverse engages just fine but when i shift from N to D, it makes that knocking sound (a bang). I want to customize the car (give it a facelift) but i cant carry on before i sort out this problem.. Any ideas?

Noel wrote:
> Hi Guys!
>
> I own a 1996 Toyota Rav4 which makes a knocking sound when i shift
> from N to R. I visited a local tech who suggested that the
> transmission was gone, so we replaced the transmission. Now reverse
> engages just fine but when i shift from N to D, it makes that
> knocking sound (a bang). I want to customize the car (give it a
> facelift) but i cant carry on before i sort out this problem. Any
> ideas?

it would seem your second 17 year old transmission is just as broken as
the first one....if indeed the noise was/is transmission related at all.

GW

On 06/30/2013 02:09 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote:
<clarity>
> if indeed the noise was/is transmission related at all.

indeed.

a friend has a 98 rav4 - 360k miles, only problem he's had is a cracked
exhaust manifold. i think the op needs a mechanic that knows what
they're actually doing, not one who simply replaces transmissions by way
of guesswork.


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fact check required

On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:07:12 -0700 (PDT), Noel >
wrote:

>Hi Guys!
>
>I own a 1996 Toyota Rav4 which makes a knocking sound when i shift from N to R.
>I visited a local tech who suggested that the transmission was gone, so we replaced the transmission. Now reverse engages just fine but when i shift from N to D, it makes that knocking sound (a bang). I want to customize the car (give it a facelift) but i cant carry on before i sort out this problem. Any ideas?


Just out of curiosity, are you saying that the transmission was
working fine other then it made a noise when you shifted from N to R
and you had it rebuilt because of that one noise even though it was
otherwise working just fine?

On 7/1/13 2:59 AM, jim beam wrote:
> On 06/30/2013 02:09 PM, Geoff Welsh wrote:
> <clarity>
> > if indeed the noise was/is transmission related at all.
>
> indeed.
>
> a friend has a 98 rav4 - 360k miles, only problem he's had is a cracked
> exhaust manifold. i think the op needs a mechanic that knows what
> they're actually doing, not one who simply replaces transmissions by way
> of guesswork.
>
>
It's a moot point on a car where engineers who were
working on awd did not know what they were doing

Hey there,
My RAV had the same problem. When I took it to the mechanic, he said it's something to do with the engine mount being a bit crummy, and the insides being slightly loose. This could be the problem with yours? The fix ended up costing me about $150 all up.