When i accelerate my gear shifter rattles i guess. I can pull up on the shifter and it stops. when i let it back down it starts again. is this the normal clutch chatter that everyone talks about? or is this something else i should take to the dealer.

 

Clutch chatter, no. Normal, yes!

 

will a short shifter fix my problem?

 

Are you driving a Z car??? Then the answer is this is norML.

 

i was looking at the Rouge short shifter, hoping to somehow kill this rattle

 

my girlfriend loves when my shifter rattles!!!

 

I replaced my shift **** and added a **** finisher. It rattles now, as I accelerate. Sounds like a high pitched metal piece bouncing bouncing around inside a metal lunch box. Definitely not clutch chatter. The **** and finisher mate perfectly and are tight. If I place my hand on the shift **** while I accelerate, it goes away completely. Not sure what it is either.

I purchased the car in Feb/2003, and have never heard this rattling sound with the stock shift **** until recently.

 

Are you using the stock shift ****?
Or are you using an aftermarket ****?

Our OEM shift ***** come with a spacer. If your shift **** is loose (ie: you can loosen it with one hand) then that could be the source of your rattle.
Give it a twist to see..

If you are using an aftermarket shift ****, remove the spacer.

Hope this helps.

 

This is most likely do to the finisher rattling. Unless you have one of those ***** that dont' screw in and has to use three seperate screws to make it tight. When you accelerate, the shifter will vibrate more which is why it rattles. I had a similar problem. I bugged the hell out of me.

 

It's the ARC ****. It screws directly on the shifter. I would've thought it to be the finisher also, but dang the **** is on pretty darn tight. There is absolutely no play between the **** and finisher. The finisher is extremely snug. I'm thinking something else coinsidentally became loose during installation. Let me see if I can dig up the thread I made where I installed it. I post it in a few minutes....

 

Here it is...

https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-and-interior/318963-shift-knob-finisher-adapter-zeetoys-stainless-steal-vs-rubber-shank-pics.html

 

It's definitely the finisher. I didn't know you had a metal one. Nice **** by the way.

 

well i tightend it down and the rattle is gone. But the **** is almost sideways :/

 

hey guys, my shift **** rattles a lot too, when i am accelerating it is steady but when i let the throttle go, shift know rattles around at 3.5K rpm for like a second and it goes away, it always do that when i let the throttle got with clutch engaged, is this normal?? GURUs please give me a advice, i have 03 with 009 trans!!!

 

hello?? does anybody's Z does this???

 

I believe you might be right afterall. I took it out for a test spin yesterday. When it started rattling, I grabbed the finisher by itself with 2 fingers. Although it wasn't physically or visually moving, the rattling noise ceased. I'll probably just leave it alone. I don't drive the car often enough for it to bother me.

 

anybody else with rattling shift with 009 trans??

 

I got that irritating rattling noise from my shift ****... I took it to the dealer and they basically told me that it is normal for 350z's to get that issue. Well basically they were not very helpful. I am going to see if I can figure out what the heck is making all that rattling. For me it started off as this little noise rattling when i throttled but the issue worsened and now it is really loud when windows rolled up. If you guys know what this issue is let us know. Thx

 

Bump on an unresolved issue.