Guest clemdobain Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) Hi all, I have noticed a rattle coming from my gearbox area recently, now i had the car up on stands and had a good look around only to find a loose metal clip connected to the reverse sensor wire. I got rid of that thinking it would solve the problem...... nope! Its a very tinny rattle, sounds like a spring rattling around inside the clutch housing if you ask me! Could it have lost a spring from the clutch plate or something? I know its had a exedy clutch fitted at somepoint but whether it was done properly or not is another thing! The sound comes and goes, one minute it not there, the next its drowning out the noise from my exhaust! lol any help would be great! Thanks, Nick Edited May 14, 2009 by clemdobain (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Does it only happen when you engage the clutch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clemdobain Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Nope it does it regardless of the clutch being in engaged or not, its more of a resonating rattle as it happens when i put the foot down in a high gear and EVERYTIME i go round a roundabout it starts.... this is sooo annoying it sounds like a tamboreen lol i just dont understand why one minute its there and the next there isnt any rattle at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w41k3r Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 exhaust moving maybe on to metal frame underneath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Diff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clemdobain Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 This woudnt be the lightened flywheel kind of noise would it? im changing my clutch back to standard anyway cause i drive daily and cant deal with the "on or off" type of clutch lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I was going to say heat shields however they are not loud enough to drown out the noise of the exhaust. Again a lightened flywheel usually rattles on idle, I have a lightened one on my 200SX and it is loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clemdobain Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 The rattle isnt there at idle though, so im very confused.... it happens when i change gear mostly so im hoping a new clutch will sort it out, when its rattling i shift into neutral to see if it stops but it doesnt! ahhh WTF!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clemdobain Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 SORTED!! it turned out to be the little guard around where the driveshaft enters the gearbox, stupid thing was just loose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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