ThunderCoupe
Registered User
So here's the deal. I've searched the forum for as much information on the manual transmission and drivetrain as i can for the last 12 hours(getting side tracked with the occasional interesting performance thread) and haven't found much relevant.
First things first... this is what i have... 1990 supercoupe 5 speed with a centerforce dual friction clutch about 20,000 miles on it, new pressure plate (autozone variety) and resurfaced flywheel. car has miles on it.
i was driving and when i let off in second gear i heard a clunk noise from what sounded like the rear end and then all of a sudden i felt this steady ticking vibration in the shifter and heard a matching metal on metal clicking noise from under the car. today when i started to look at it, i started the car and the clicking noise and shaking was there, even in neutral... but here's the catch, i push the clutch in and it slows down and then goes away. it makes the noise in any gear when i'm driving and the speed of the tick increases with engine speed when in gear... dont remember if it speeds up if i do it in neutral... also, i dont remember it having any of these symptoms in reverse,but haven't done it to try and notice it.
i want to hear what you guys think it could be before i say what i think it is, because sometimes if you start thinking in the wrong direction, it's hard to get going the right way...
First things first... this is what i have... 1990 supercoupe 5 speed with a centerforce dual friction clutch about 20,000 miles on it, new pressure plate (autozone variety) and resurfaced flywheel. car has miles on it.
i was driving and when i let off in second gear i heard a clunk noise from what sounded like the rear end and then all of a sudden i felt this steady ticking vibration in the shifter and heard a matching metal on metal clicking noise from under the car. today when i started to look at it, i started the car and the clicking noise and shaking was there, even in neutral... but here's the catch, i push the clutch in and it slows down and then goes away. it makes the noise in any gear when i'm driving and the speed of the tick increases with engine speed when in gear... dont remember if it speeds up if i do it in neutral... also, i dont remember it having any of these symptoms in reverse,but haven't done it to try and notice it.
i want to hear what you guys think it could be before i say what i think it is, because sometimes if you start thinking in the wrong direction, it's hard to get going the right way...