weird noise comming from a few gears
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hard to describe the noise.. but it sounds almost like air escaping from a drink when you open it up very slowly.. if you know what i mean.
the weird thing is it only does it in the gears that are up top, like 1st 3rd etc... doesnt happen to 2nd, 4th etc.
it makes the sound no matter if the clutch is in or out (while moving) and it even does it in neutral when i am moving the shifter back and fourth.. but it isnt as loud as it is in gear, and the noise comes and goes as im moving it back and fourth.
anyone know what this can be? i see no difference in shifting.. but the noise can get annoying at times
the weird thing is it only does it in the gears that are up top, like 1st 3rd etc... doesnt happen to 2nd, 4th etc.
it makes the sound no matter if the clutch is in or out (while moving) and it even does it in neutral when i am moving the shifter back and fourth.. but it isnt as loud as it is in gear, and the noise comes and goes as im moving it back and fourth.
anyone know what this can be? i see no difference in shifting.. but the noise can get annoying at times
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nope, stock shifter.
right now i dont have a shift boot in my car, because the piece of crap plastic around it broke and it was a hassle, so i took it out, so the noise is even louder now.
i talked to someone, and they told me it was my throwout bearing.. but that makes no sense because it only does it to half of the gears
right now i dont have a shift boot in my car, because the piece of crap plastic around it broke and it was a hassle, so i took it out, so the noise is even louder now.
i talked to someone, and they told me it was my throwout bearing.. but that makes no sense because it only does it to half of the gears
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yeah those plastic things suck, i have an extra if your interested. I wouldn't recommend it though because there is a guy on here who makes them out of stainless steel so they will never break and it's like $18 so it's super cheap. I replaced mine with one. Do a search for a shift retainer or boot retainer or somthing like that and you will find him. Then just send him a PM.