hey ppl. today i was driving down a alley where a decent amount of echo can be heard, and i noticed that after releasing the cluth on first, i here a rattling noise coming from the tranny..is this normal w/ the rest of ya'll? it happens all the time when im going slow on first gear while stepping in the cluth. can someone shine some light on this situation?

 

Mine does this also. I notice it when I am in the garage with the windows down. Others have stated that they notice it also. Don't know if it is normal or not.

 

Some degree of rattle is normal, but if it seems to be erratic, then I would suggest getting it looked at.

 

Hi my name is Ryan...

I've got the rattle

 

yea mine isnt like a ridiculous rattle, just a rattle that sounds like the cluth disengaging, im im not sure yet, my first oil change is due 500 miles to go, so im going to let the dealers change it, and let them kno of the rattle im experiencing, hopefully its normal. if anyone out there knows whats up w/ the rattle plz post. thx lots

 

I have the same rattle. Sounds to me like the throw out bearing gone bad. My other car is a M/T and it never made this noise.

 

so ur sayin that i have tell the dealer to fix it under warranty? what the does the throw out bearing do? god i hate these problems. is the throw out bearing going bad a common problem amongst Zs?

 

I'm taking mine in only 273mi on it. Even my wife noticed it.
And she drove my old truck while smoke poured out the back until the motor siezed up.

Her reply: I didn't know that was from my truck.

So I know something isn't right

 

so r u for sure its the throw out bearin? cuz i want to call and ask the dealer first and see what they say about it, and i know for sure the noise is not suppose to be there. since u sent urs in, is it still makin the noise?

 

Haven't gone to the dealer yet. Just got the car on 9/20.

I work in the automotive field, and it sounds just like a throw-out bearing gone bad.

I've put new ones in and sometimes you'll get a bad one.
It should be taken care of under warranty.

 

yea i found some threads on this forum and they say its normal, read here https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....light=clunking tell me if what they say is correct, i have a some mechanic experience, and what they say seems to sounds tru. but i'll leave it up to u to decide..thx

 

I feel it is a problem, but others say its Nissan trait. This is my first Nissan.
I talked to the service dept. today and set up to take it on on Thursday 9/25. The service writer said Nissan wants any problems diagnosed and corrected ASAP.

I'll post on Thursday evening to let eveyone know the outcome.

 

I just noticed it on mine tonight going through a drive thru. I've had it since the beginning of August with 3k miles on it. When I pulled it into my garage I could defiently notice it. I've never noticed it before so I think it just started happening.

I have an 87 Civic that has a bad main input bearing. It makes a simular chattering noise when in neutral. Sounds like a grinding ratcheting noise when the drive is engaged.

I don't think this rattling noise is 'normal'.'ve never owned a Nissan before but I don't think it is a desirable 'trait'

I'll defiently be interested to here what the dealer says.

 

IT IS NORMAL

 

wow...u sound pretty confident when u say *IT IS NORMAL*. care to explain why? im not questioning ur comment, but i really would like to kno what and why its makin that noise. thx

 

Well, just as Pure Tremble stated: The dealer said that it is a "common trait" for this transmission and it is nothing out of the ordinary. I know that I'll be keeping tabs on it. This is the first time I've encountered a vehicle in which that sound is "normal".

I got the extended warranty after I was told this, just in case Nissan comes up with a hushed TSB for it.

 

If you don't like throw out bearing noise then buy an automatic.

I'm not knocking the AT5 I bought one and am glad I did.

I have a RX7 that is a manual and I always get a little throw out bearing noise along side concrete walls. If you think that noise is bad wait till you actually have a thow out bearing go out on you.
It will sound like garbage cans clanking around underneath your car.

 

I have a car in my garage with an ACT Extreme clutch. It does not sound antyhing like this. Just because Nissan tech said its normal at this time does not mean it is.

Ford said the same thing about my 4R70W tranny when it vibrated the whole truck at 65mph. After I found a small hidden sticker on the trans crossmember and informed them of it I suddenly was given a new transmission.

But it too was "normal" up till that point.

 

If it gets worst, just duplicate it at the dealer and get a new tranny

 

This is normal. It is the transmission gears that make this noise. I can only hear it in my garage.