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Old 07-12-05, 11:23 PM
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trans makes wierd slight rumble/ scrapping in neutral

hey, well i've noticed my trans makes this rumble/ scrapping while in neutral(with the cluth engaged) and also while im going slow in 1st gear. any ideas? i dont think its the heat shield also. when i was in 1st gear tonight then put in the clutch it made some noise like i had bov really weird :-/. haha anything is appreciated
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anyone? please
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Start by changing your transmission oil. Put in a good synthetic. The rumbling is normally a sign of failing cluster shaft bearings. But you could just be low on oil.
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Originally Posted by rx7ofdoom
hey, well i've noticed my trans makes this rumble/ scrapping while in neutral(with the cluth engaged) and also while im going slow in 1st gear. any ideas? i dont think its the heat shield also. when i was in 1st gear tonight then put in the clutch it made some noise like i had bov really weird :-/. haha anything is appreciated
Does the noise change when you go on/off the clutch?
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there isn't a noise when i put the clutch pedal in. im thinking maye something is rubbing
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Sounds like a bad throwout bearing to me.
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hmmm, the guy i got it from said he just changed it. he had a receipt too. also when im at about 1-1500 in gear going to a stop it makes a whiney sorta noise too?
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Yes, whirring sound in neutral with clutch out..... clutch in- sound stops..... weird scraping sound everynow and then? Throwout bearing. I've had one go out. Might as well replace the pilot bearing too.
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anyways, that is what i am working on now...

lets hope mine is the throwout and pilot too.. but it is loud in every gear except 4th
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ok, i dont know much about trans, but i looked throught he manual trans section and only bearing i found was the part with "bearing assembly and needle bearing". also ill try and refilling the oil and also how bad will it get how long will it last if i dont chagne it?
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Originally Posted by Cybaster
anyways, that is what i am working on now...

lets hope mine is the throwout and pilot too.. but it is loud in every gear except 4th
That is a bad trans. In 4th the power goes straight through the mainshaft to the tailshaft with almost no gear loading. Every other gear loads the cluster so you are looking at bearings, gears or both. It usually cheaper to find a better gearbox to fix.

For the guy that has noise at idle you probably have a bad trans input bearing since the pilot bearing and throwout bearing don't spin with your foot off the clutch.
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Originally Posted by RoadRaceJosh
That is a bad trans. In 4th the power goes straight through the mainshaft to the tailshaft with almost no gear loading. Every other gear loads the cluster so you are looking at bearings, gears or both. It usually cheaper to find a better gearbox to fix.

For the guy that has noise at idle you probably have a bad trans input bearing since the pilot bearing and throwout bearing don't spin with your foot off the clutch.
A little noise ain't the end of the world. Change the fluid (if you haven't done so) and keep driving it. Most FC's I've driven have had a little bearing noise from the tranny...
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Originally Posted by RoadRaceJosh
That is a bad trans. In 4th the power goes straight through the mainshaft to the tailshaft with almost no gear loading. Every other gear loads the cluster so you are looking at bearings, gears or both. It usually cheaper to find a better gearbox to fix.

For the guy that has noise at idle you probably have a bad trans input bearing since the pilot bearing and throwout bearing don't spin with your foot off the clutch.
im with him, its most likey gonna get worse and worse so just buy a new tranny
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For the guy that has noise at idle you probably have a bad trans input bearing since the pilot bearing and throwout bearing don't spin with your foot off the clutch.
THANK YOU!!

Finally someone other than me understands this.

The noise is your transmission input shaft bearing. IT won't be fixed with a TOB or pilot bearing.
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hmmmm, ok well if it gets worse ill change out the trans but, the trans was recently replaced. it shifts fine and the noises are very quite i barely hear them...
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Holy hell, didn't I say that in post #3?

Clearly, anyone who blames this problem on pilot or throwout bearing has no clue how the transmission or clutch system works...
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how the **** could this be throw out bearing?
this is exactly the kind of retardness in this forum.

holy ****, someone asks a question, and you have the right answer, and then you have some dumbfuck talking about somethign completely different and make 10 post about how it could be what he said.

just like the 4th gear vs 5th gear for cruising in the freeway

god ******* damn

you dumbfucks

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get ready to buy a new tranny, my car started doing it in first then worked it's way to second then 3rd then 4th then 5th so i parked the car and pulled the tranny out of my parts car and when i went to pull it into the garage to switch tranny's i let off the clutch kinda hard and heard a little snap then my drivetrain was locked and we had to drag it in on jacks, when we dropped the tranny out of the car the shaft was locked up solid and this was about 5000 miles after switching over to REDLINE synthetic mtf . I did the rearend fluid at the same time and it's still perfect!!!

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