I have a 92 5-sp SE. When I start to accelerate in 1st gear it makes a slight ticking noise. I think that it is coming from the transmission because when i place the car in Nuetral it goes away. This sound is also in 2nd gear at low speeds. However once Im going above 25 mph the sound goes away. Does anyone have any idea what this could be?

 

I can't think of why the noise would be coming from teh transmission. Are you sure is not coming from your engine bay area?

 

When the car is idleing it does not make the noise, thats why I think it could be the tranny. Do you know if the manual transmissions were built well, or were they weak like the automatics?

 

Check you exhaust manifolds while cold, There should be a total of six studs in each side.

If not the ticking sound is probably as a result of that. The ticking noise is normally a symptom of that on the VG30E engine, usually one of the no 1 cylinder studs has broken.

Regards,
Damian

 

The Manuals were built extremely well. It could be one of the studs like Damian said. Damian, welcome to the .Org!!!

 

FYI he does not have a VG30E he has the VE30DE DOHC but they both suffer from exhuast studs breaking

theres also a slight chance it could be tranny bearings or maybe even wheel bearings but im not sure youd think if it was the sound would be there all the time

 

actually it might be the tranny. mine is doing the same thing and it turns out it is the tranny. has a chipped tooth in there.

 

yeah i have a 94 gxe and i had the same problem and it was a broken exhaust manifold stud. im going to end up replacing them all hom much would it be if i took it to a shop and could i do it myself im a great diy but if its to tricky maybe i should just take it in and have it done not sure any one know how much it is to get fixed?

 

Does it make the ticking sound when you let out the clutch in neutral?

 

From my own experience, Output shaft bearings had gone and I had a low metalic rumble, almost sounded like a wheel bearing.

I ended up just replacing the whole lot, there are four bearing in the box.

I had run it just a little too long with the bearings that way and my gears suffered for my sins soft tranny noise is now noticably louder esp in 1st and R.

Damian

 

It's not that bad, the catch is that you could probably end up breaking a few other studs just trying to remove them! The original suckers break very easily. replacement stud P/N is 14065-V5004

Check out http://www.4dsc.com/articles/drivetr...ld_studs.shtml for a detailled description of doing this.

Damian

 

Could possibly be the T/O bearing making the noise. Does the noise stop when you push in or let out ouf the clutch while leaving it in neutral?