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Driveshaft Ping Ting Clang Snap or Click Type Noise- kw 4L60E 5.7 accelerate automatic drive driveshaft reverse shaft shift LS1

Subject: Driveshaft Ping Ting Clang Snap or Click Type Noise

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The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom described in the PI.

Condition/Concern:

Units equipped with the automatic transmission that exhibit a ping or ting type noise from the aluminum driveshaft during garage shift maneuvers (i.e. shifting from reverse to drive or from drive to reverse or periods of high torque efforts). The cause is the flexing of the portion of the front or rear yoke that fits internally to the driveshaft.

Recommendation/Instructions:

Replace the driveshaft with P/N 12564004.

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Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance.

Models:

(95 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (96 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (97 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (98 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (99 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (00 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (01 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (02 CHEVROLET CAMARO) and (95 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (96 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (97 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (98 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (99 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (00 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (01 PONTIAC FIREBIRD) and (02 PONTIAC FIREBIRD)

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