Evening All,

Picked my new to me car up today and am half way back to Atlanta from Houston. Quick question - Does anyone else's manual tranny make a noise when in 1st?

To be clear, its not a whine, it's not a throw out bearing rattle...it just when moving slow (around a gas station or pulling in to the hotel) and driving in 1st, I can hear the tranny working. It's not very loud (music on you cant hear anything), no weird vibrations or knocks... just sounds a little like a straight cut gearbox.

Noise is not the clutch throw bearing; no rattle or cease of rattle when foot on the clutch pedal...

It's been a while since i've had a manual car so it may be normal for this car. It shifts gears like butter, no clutch judder or slip at all....this is purely a very slow speed, 1st gear scenario.

Thanks all,

Goodnght, Matt.

 

My two manuals don't. If a dealership is close have them take a listen.

 

 

I have a 13 6MT, no noise in 1st.

 

Maybe it's just getting use to the rear transaxle style layout? Has the diff oil been replaced yet? I believe that is done every other year.

 

 

ok....I've put about 1000 miles on the car since I purchased it 48hrs ago. I think all is good and I'm just over listening to the new car.

I did notice the parcel shelf was a bit loose and was causing a little vibration; fixed that and it seems to be less noisy.

I think its just me getting used to the car.

Love it!

 

Low speeds you will get a little bit of clutch chatter, kind of a groan, even my new stock clutch has it, the V12 clutch that was in it was 3 times as loud. The transaxle shouldn't make any noise besides the slight whirl of gears, under no load with clutch in the box will chatter, sometimes it chatters alot, it all depends on how loose it's getting. Mine has been grumbling since some violent tire shake and is getting pulled out tomorrow to take to MD to be broken down and diagnosed. Even the tone of the chatter changed so I don't know what they'll find but I'm hoping it's just something bearings related!

 

mine makes all sorts of interesting sounds when its very cold out, usually around 25F here when I leave for work in the morning and i get an almost supercharger sounding whine from the front of the car when its cold... not all the time though and once its warm nothing... ALso the shifter can be a bit grindy and not smooth when its cold out, I think i need to have the area under the shifter knawb greased up a bit I also get the strange sound when im at low rpm in 2nd gear from the transaxle or drive shaft, I can't even really describe it, its really interesting but nothing to worry about I've been told and is "typical" from a transaxle car