R3aP3R

My 02 might have a little problem that i wanted to run by you guys. whenever i shift from 2nd to 3rd it sounds like a hard knock wheni release clutch. Kinda sounds like it pops into gear... if i let off the clutch real easy, its not very noticeable, but what fun is that :P So if i go from 1st to 2nd and just release clutch normally sounds like the rear is hitting on something.. it drives real real smooth.. no probs, but i can feel that knock.. could it be driveshaft?? someone said it might be my gears.. whatu think

R3aP3R

BUMP

R3aP3R

one last attempt at a bump... i hate that sound

2000GT4.6

it only makes the sound when you let it out? can you feel anything in the shifter moving/griding when you let it out?

If its when you let it out, its probably either the TOB, or maybe nothing at all. Is it really noticable, or just a very quiet sound? Does it do it alot more when drivign hard?

R3aP3R

Lets say im in first gear and the instant that i put it into second gear i feel a hit around the driveshaft area. Feels like something hits or moves.. sounds like a "BOOM". This happens everytime i shift from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd. Besides that the car drives like a dream. Anyone have any ideas

kriscribner

mine does that too, but not so much a boom as aclick... i got a new clutch TOB and pressure plate 5k ago.

Pest007

Mine makes a similar noise, I think it's just from slop in the drivetrain, I heard that if you go with the aluminum drive shaft it helps some on the noise, but not sure if thats true.

bhsballer76

tob?

Chubstang

I have this same problem, I brought it to the dealer (still have a warranty) the tech drove it and said that it is a normal thing for these transmissions. For me it just sounds like a knock when I go from 1-2 and sometimes 2-3, but its not loud at all.

cliffyk

RWD vehicles have inherently more "slop" in the drivetrain than FWD (manual transmission accentuate this to some degreee) and I have noticed that the drivetrain in our cars has a bit more than other RWD cars I've owned (a Mercedes 300E, and a couple Miatas). However with appropriate awareness of this, and acquired skill, there should not be any "booms" or other nasty sounds.[/align][/align]It's common to get a bit of chugging when shifting in the lower gears and not getting the revs right (you'll see trucks do this all the time), and sometimes you get some mild clunking/chunking when tooling around a parking lot at low speeds--but if it happens all the time regardless of how you shift then somethings wrong...[/align]