Rattle

174K miles
I have CAI, Bassani X pipe, MSD distributor, aluminum drive shaft is only mods I can think of.

I actually think the rattle is the shifter/trans, well there is a rattle there now, but the first one I was describing Im not sure if was the rattle from shifter or not cause I hear shifter now. Its vibrating real bad in fork area, which is making the chirping sound on clutch I guess. New clutch assembly installed. I know trans fluid is low I just added what I could of 2 quarts with a squirting mustard bottle lol and lil hose. What could be causing the vibration? Clutch cable that loose? Or fluid that low, or something else, or all of the above

BTW I have checked exhaust around headers and every where was just under there last night made sure everything was all nice and snug, so none of thats the noise

Still cant get clutch to feel right, its really soft, chirps, has almost a grind feel to it, hard to explain, but yet smooth, and releases at right spot, but too fast if makes since? Like Im letting go too fast but Im not

Just read some info and it sounds as if its my fork/pivot ball which sucks cause it will all have to be taken apart gaaaaaah

Good news.......For me

If your manual transmission equipped car has an annoying noise whenver the clutch pedal is all the way out, and the noise goes away AS SOON AS you put the slightest pressure on the pedal, it is easily repaired. You don't need a new throwout bearing. You don't need a new clutch.



To fix the squeeling; chirping; or whirring sound that goes away as soon as you apply even the slightest pressure on the pedal. You need to replace the lubrication that has dried up at the point of the shift fork and pivot ball stud. The loss of lube has allowed it to dry up and the noise you hear is actually a frequency vibration and as soon as you put pressure on the pedal it dampens the frequency, and the noise disappears. To replace the lube do the following:

1. Get a can of disc brake wheel bearing grease and a small stiff brush, like an 'acid brush'
2. Pull the shift fork boot away from the bell housing
3. Push the shift fork forward, towards the front of the car. This will be difficult, but you can do it. It will probably look dry and rusty in the area of the contact of the ball stud
4. Now, while holding the fork forward, take the brush that has been loaded with a dab of grease, and smooth the grease around the area of the ball stud and shift fork dimple. Do this 2 or 3 times.
5. Replace your shift fork boot, if so equipped.

You will have eliminated the noise. As soon as you start up the engine, the noise will be gone.


Ill get this done then see if it makes shifter stop shaking so hard and maybe be able to hear that pinging again if it was ever even that. Hopefully not

Just hope this trans or clutch aint messed up

Just went and changed transmission fluid cause It took me 2 hours last night tryin to put in 2 quarts lol. Dude said chirping was flywheel, but he didnt even look at car. When I put new clutch in I didnt replace or have flywheel resurfaced also didnt replace pilot bearing, cause I couldnt get it out. Went to auto zone to get a pilot bearing puller and it was $100 to rent, and I didnt have that much, so decided pilot bearing was ok and went on with the old one. The chirp was there right before TOB went out the begin with. Does this sound about right to yall? I know it could be input shaft and all that, but just asking cause I was gonna borrow the cash to get this done if it was probably the cause of this chirping. It is vibrating kind of hard. A lot more than it should which in return is causing the chirp IMO

Its raining out side here . What do I look for in harmonic balance? Im new to all this mechanical stuff learning as I go. Have learned a good bit in past week just from clutch job, so yall please bare with all my stupidity

Didnt feel rubber