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i dont no about a slack chain but what it sounds like is your flix plate on your trans if its a stick for get about it now i no it sounds wird but this happend to me what i did was with the motor runing in park i under my truck with the water hose and spayed the flex plate the sound went away let it come back same thing went away took it apart it had a crack all the way around where the bolts hold it to the crank a good bud of mine his dad worked at clipengers he told me this

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