Manual Tranny Behavior - Normal or not?
04-21-2004, 11:01 AM
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Manual Tranny Behavior - Normal or not?
I just picked up a 97 SE 5-speed this weekend. 3 things I noticed about the tranny which I don't know if its normal for the Maxima (First time I've driven a manual Max, but I've had a 95 GLE and several manual cars before this).
1) When cold, the shifter tends to "stick" for a second or so if you move it left/right from neutral before it springs back. When the car warms up, this goes away.
2) Only in first gear, I hear a slight gear whine (similar to reverse, but not nearly as loud). Once I shift into second, this disappears.
3) When starting from a stop in first gear, I hear a slight grinding noise when the clutch reaches its friction point (while slipping in the clutch). At first I thought it may be the throw-out bearing, but this noise isn't there when shifting into other gears while moving. Even if I shift into 2nd at 5 mph, the slight grinding noise/sensation is non-existent.
The car only has 49,000 miles on it, and the clutch was replaced 2 years ago or so (according to the previous owner). I thought the first 2 things would possibly go away after I did a gear oil flush, which I did this weekend using Redline MT-90 but both are still there.
It's possible that these things are somewhat common for this car, but I tend to be very over-sensitive to noises and such with my cars so I figure you guys/gals could tell me if you've experienced the same things.
TIA!
1) When cold, the shifter tends to "stick" for a second or so if you move it left/right from neutral before it springs back. When the car warms up, this goes away.
2) Only in first gear, I hear a slight gear whine (similar to reverse, but not nearly as loud). Once I shift into second, this disappears.
3) When starting from a stop in first gear, I hear a slight grinding noise when the clutch reaches its friction point (while slipping in the clutch). At first I thought it may be the throw-out bearing, but this noise isn't there when shifting into other gears while moving. Even if I shift into 2nd at 5 mph, the slight grinding noise/sensation is non-existent.
The car only has 49,000 miles on it, and the clutch was replaced 2 years ago or so (according to the previous owner). I thought the first 2 things would possibly go away after I did a gear oil flush, which I did this weekend using Redline MT-90 but both are still there.
It's possible that these things are somewhat common for this car, but I tend to be very over-sensitive to noises and such with my cars so I figure you guys/gals could tell me if you've experienced the same things.
TIA!
04-21-2004, 04:08 PM
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Thanks! Its good to know that this is normal for the car... Comming from other 5-speed cars (including a 94 Sentra SE-R) that didn't exhibit any of the above behavior, I was beginning to thing there was something wrong w/ the gearbox (even though the car is very smooth while driving).
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