patcal Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I am concerned. My 95 5MT has a noice that sounds like a spinning bearing when I push the clutch in. The sound decreases as the RPMs go done. If I am coasting in neuteral & move the shift lever toward or into a gear the noise gets lowder for a second. I beleive it is the release bearing. Here is my concern, I also have a gear whine on deceleration. It is in all gears when I am decelerating with the car in gear. The whine goes away if I push the clutch in. I have been told the gear whin could go on for years. Do I just do the clutch job & hope for the best on the tranny? I can't afford a new tranny or a new car right now. Any suggestions would be appretiated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 A worn throw-out bearing will usually rumble/whine/rattle when you apply pressure to the clutch pedal. Half way down is often the loudest position. Bad main bearings in the transmission will rumble in neutral at standstill, and will go quiet as the clutch pedal is pushed down, since the internals stop moving. These bearings will also make an assortment of noises on the move. Some transmission noise is normal: A whirring sound is perfectly acceptable. It's when the noise becomes an uneven rumble that you need to consider worrying. Sudden, catastrophic transmission failure is very unlikely, so you don't have to spend a whole load of money, just because the gearbox is getting noisier. Long-term neglect might just increase the size of the bill... I would strongly recommend that you drain the gearbox oil and fill it with a good quality 80W or 90W transmission oil. The drain plug has a magnet in it. If this is covered in a lump of metal shavings then your bearings are on the way out. (A thin layer of small metal bits is normal.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 By the way, the gearbox swallows 3.5 liters of oil, and has to be filled through the gearbox dipstick pipe. In fact, you should probably start by checking the level of the oil in the gearbox before you do anything else. It's the dipstick that's tucked away near the rear of the engine room on the passenger side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcal Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Thanks for the info. I changed the oil when I first got the car this last August. It was really clean. The whinning sound on deceleration reminds me of a small car how it whines when you back it up but it is in any gear when I lift off the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravityman Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Hey my XT6 has the same problem. I swapped out the throwout bearing and still it wheers. I am almost positive that what the problem is the bearing is constantly rubbing on the pressure plate. I tried to backup the clutch fork by loosening the clutch cable but the cable from the hill holder wouldn't let it release. I have not had time to experiment longer do to work schedule but i will have an answer if this will help before next weekend! As far as the metal shavings on the plug, that has nothing to do with the throwout bearing. The bearing makes no contact to any gear oil. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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