after i drive my ranger for about 30 min. ill be going down the road and start slowing down when it down shifts it sometimes makes a loud clunk some its hard to. Anyone know what would cause this? also in the morning when i first put it in reverse it also does it somedays harder then others??

kinda scares me sometimes it does it that hard..

95 Ford Ranger XLT
auto.
2WD

 

mine does it when changing gears
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Mine also does the same thing. I have no idea why though. When putting it into drive, it makes a loud clunk, same with reverse. When it shifts gears, it makes a pretty big clunk. When I'm coming to a stop and it downshifts, it makes a big clunk. Sometimes after it's driven for about 10 minutes or so, the clunking lessens, but it's still there. I've also noticed the clunking kinda lessens when I shift into neutral for about 5 seconds then into drive before taking off. My dad seems to think there might be 3 things that might be the problem: torque converter, loose u-joint, or needs a tranny flush. Other than that, I don't know.

Edit: whoa didn't realize this thread was that old. Sorry.