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Tranny whine - "Conspiracy Theory" Stay tuned
Can tranny whine really be a mis-aligned wheel or the new brembos?
What i thought was tranny whine may be a noise coming from my rear right wheel area. It makes noises when the car is in motion, regardless of any gear selection or even neutral. But completely goes away when the car is at rest.
I have also seen many msg boards regarding "whine" noises caused by either a misaligned wheel or new brembo brakes.
This is my 1st time with manual transimssion and this is nissan's 1st time with brembos. I will be going to my service center tomorrow to get it checked out.
Does anyone WITHOUT brembos have tranny whine?
What i thought was tranny whine may be a noise coming from my rear right wheel area. It makes noises when the car is in motion, regardless of any gear selection or even neutral. But completely goes away when the car is at rest.
I have also seen many msg boards regarding "whine" noises caused by either a misaligned wheel or new brembo brakes.
This is my 1st time with manual transimssion and this is nissan's 1st time with brembos. I will be going to my service center tomorrow to get it checked out.
Does anyone WITHOUT brembos have tranny whine?
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johnson...have you checked it out with your svc center?
I will post what happens tomorrow on this board.
I don't know what tranny whine sounds like cuz this is my 1st manual tranny. But the sound my car makes can be heard from other cars. my friend drove beside me and said he can hear it and at times was loud! Can tranny whine be heard from passengers in other cars? But again, i dont think i have tranny whine. just my lack of knowledge with that made me assume i do.
So it has really taken some fun out of the 287 wonderful horses.
I hope the nissan tech at the svc center doesnt refer to a manual or something. I would think this is a common trouble shoot on most sports car makes.
I don't know what tranny whine sounds like cuz this is my 1st manual tranny. But the sound my car makes can be heard from other cars. my friend drove beside me and said he can hear it and at times was loud! Can tranny whine be heard from passengers in other cars? But again, i dont think i have tranny whine. just my lack of knowledge with that made me assume i do.
So it has really taken some fun out of the 287 wonderful horses.
I hope the nissan tech at the svc center doesnt refer to a manual or something. I would think this is a common trouble shoot on most sports car makes.
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As for rolling joyride i am not leaving it overnight
I will be there the whole time tomorrow. And
second, what does Throw-out bearing noise sound like?
and when does this occur? for example when stopped at a red light and in neutral? i have 400 miles on it right now and i dont get any problems in the Z other than this ANNOYING sound/whine!
Grrrrrr. it was almost hysterical. I was driving my new sports car down main street and a gypsy cab, a 1980 cadillac passes me and his car was making the same noise! Maybe it was a 350Z in disguise :/
second, what does Throw-out bearing noise sound like?
and when does this occur? for example when stopped at a red light and in neutral? i have 400 miles on it right now and i dont get any problems in the Z other than this ANNOYING sound/whine!
Grrrrrr. it was almost hysterical. I was driving my new sports car down main street and a gypsy cab, a 1980 cadillac passes me and his car was making the same noise! Maybe it was a 350Z in disguise :/
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Originally posted by dv_johnson
What really troubles me is that the throw-out bearing of the clutch is already making noise when the car is in Neutral and the pedal is out. NNA is looking into this as well.
What really troubles me is that the throw-out bearing of the clutch is already making noise when the car is in Neutral and the pedal is out. NNA is looking into this as well.
Does that description sound accurate?
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if it were a throwout bearing, i think it would have to make more noise as soon as you step on the clutch and exert pressure on the thing.
if it were a throwout bearing, i think it would have to make more noise as soon as you step on the clutch and exert pressure on the thing.
Jeez, you act as if you just had a throwout bearing issue on, say, a 280Z or something.
P.S. Hang out with any hot chicks at downtown nightclubs lately??
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Originally posted by JDZ
Sounds almost like straight cut gears to me, just not as loud. I like it.
Sounds almost like straight cut gears to me, just not as loud. I like it.
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Originally posted by Thunderbolt
I wonder if Nissan did give the gears less of a Helica cut to help out on HP. ...
I wonder if Nissan did give the gears less of a Helica cut to help out on HP. ...
I know exactly what both problems sound and feel like and I can assure you I don't have either. That would indicate that the tranny whine isn't an artifact of the design as some have speculated, otherwise it would be present on every unit produced. It is most likely a transmission assembly flaw, or possibly a component manufacturing variation that may be out of tolerance and wasn't caught. This is assuming of course, that it hasn't been abused.
The throwout bearing could also be an assembly error. I would definitely get that looked into. It's only going to get worse.
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OOOOOoooor......maybe its the person that matters. Maybe there is a noise there, and it only bothers certain people ya know.
When I got my 280 back from the shop...deja vu...I thought I heard all kinds of funny tranny noises. Why does it whine so much, why is there this sound when I let the clutch out? I swear I hear these things, but am slowly thinking that maybe these sounds were always there, but since I dropped $700 to get work done, I guess I expect the car to run like a mercedes.
WHATEVER the case, there is whine and grumble in my 5sp....maybe it IS sports cuts or something. Alright...enough devils advocate
ps. hot chicks? Gosh...its so hard to me!
When I got my 280 back from the shop...deja vu...I thought I heard all kinds of funny tranny noises. Why does it whine so much, why is there this sound when I let the clutch out? I swear I hear these things, but am slowly thinking that maybe these sounds were always there, but since I dropped $700 to get work done, I guess I expect the car to run like a mercedes.
WHATEVER the case, there is whine and grumble in my 5sp....maybe it IS sports cuts or something. Alright...enough devils advocate
ps. hot chicks? Gosh...its so hard to me!
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