loud tranny MTX

[91_SHOster]

Lately i've been noticing my Tranny is making alot of noise (especially when going into gear/downshifting and engine braking). My clutch is grabbing fine but it also seems like a TOB noise is there as well

Any thoughts?

 

[e_clouser]

One thing you should check is fluid level.... that can cause some noise if low, not to mention a blown diff pin.

 

[SHO-NUF93]

I was wondering about this, too. Lately it seems like I have a lot of rattle idling in neutral, or really any time the clutch is released. I replaced the clutch in February, and made sure I topped off the fluid(but I did use some off-brand standard Dexron/Mercon ATF). The best way to describe it is a light rattling, but very noticeable. The car also makes a humming noise if I downshift while rolling(before letting the clutch out...it's like an ascending hum, I would believe it's synchros spinning up the selected gear before I release the clutch). It shifts smooth, and makes no serious knocking noises or anything. Just the rattle.

I read in a very old back issue of Road & Track(I think it was March, of '91) where they did a test of one of our cars, and the testers noted 'gear rattle at idle', it was stated in the article that it was the 'new' rod-shifted tranny. Any thoughts on this?

 

[LeddZepp8687]

I had a 95 MTX that I was driving and working on, He was a member of my local club. the car had a CM stage 1 clutch supposedly and one thing I noticed was that on any kind of cold tranny it made a brief sound that literally sounded like tranny internals flinging around. Sometimes it made a sound when taking off in first but rarely. I never could figure it out.

 

[Mr95Gl]

Check the fluid level for sure. Last time my tranny was making a noise, I found a hole in the case, and no fluid inside. It started out as a light rattle, and progressed to a loud rattle.