Re: Manual Transmission Clicking Noise

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2021/1/25 16:32:45

Hi Tim,

Yes, I too was impressed by the very technical calculations and deductions you have come up with. I have nowhere near the technical finesse to be able to traffic in such complicated engineering physics, but I HAVE chased a few 'noises' in vehicles in my day, some successfully, some not. One thing I have learned is that they don't always come from where they SOUND like they do. Noises can migrate around a running, moving vehicle, and be very deceptive. Unless you have put the car on a dyno and listened with a stethoscope to the tranny, could the noise be a bad throw-out bearing, or even a U-joint that only ticks under a certain torque load?? (i.e. first gear)
If is is definitely the transmission, I had a gearbox years ago that made a squeaking noise and it turned out to be missing needle bearings from a sloppy rebuild job. Unfortunately, the possibilities are myriad. Hope you find the answer without too much grief. Oh, and BTW - welcome to Packard Info. Chris.