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Originally Posted by HKz
not to derail the thread, but it isn't part of the stick itself that causes the rattle. I've read thread after thread of people trying to diagnose this with some people trying to put insulation inside or swapping the whole stick out for a brand new one but no one has seemed to figure it out. I personally only seem to get the rattle in 2nd gear above 5 K RPMs and it only seems to happen after I've shifted hard & fast into 2nd. If I take the shift slower it doesn't seem to rattle so I'm assuming it has something to do with the actual mechanics inside the trans that causes some vibration to go through the stick.
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For my specific issue, there is no difference between shift approach in the volume, intensity and frequency of the rattle sound. It is rather consistent and can be recreated at will easily within 2nd, 4th and 6th. Minor vibration I could care less about, much like crickets, but an actual sound that increases with my acceleration, that is alarming.
My reason for checking under the trim was more so a, what if it's something simple, which it more than likely isn't going to turn out to be.
Spoke with a Toyota Tech (the guy who's already been working with my car for the existing issue), and it seems like he's lumping the issue into the transmission, although he needs to hear it for himself, which won't be until 24k (I'm at 20k), so any suspected cause is for now, a guess.