Well yester day I went to test drive the camaro I'm looking to buy. I never had a stick shift and only drove 2 cars manual trans that my cousin tought me to drive in. We'll anyways I started the car and everything sound good, i reversed it and everything ws good. When I put it in first and really didnt leave good like I think too much power with the clutch low, or to lil power and letting of the clutch fast, but the car would kinda jump hard and I'll hear this clunking sound for a second, but when I hit the gear smooth or in the other gears I don't hear the problem. My cousin said that' it was nothing and the dealer also said it was me, but I kind of heard guys talk about it on the forums some and wanted to know. The muffeler tips is also a lil uneven. One is higher and more in then the other. I was wondering if that was it. Don't know. Answer back fast guys buying it in like a day or 2.

 

Nothing to really worry about. Mine does the same thing, and the T56 is naturally a noisy transmission. A poly transmission mount might help the noise go away.

 

probably a blown tranny mount...

does the shifter rattle a lot?

 

No.

 

where is the clunking sound coming from? the engine, the tranny, or the rear?

usually manuals eat up factory trannsmission mounts, most people opt to get the polyurathene one. But if your shifter doesn't shake, then it might be something else...

 

I think its comming from the back though defiantly. And know the shifter doesnt shake.

 

I've got the same clunk when I first put it into gear. I don't think it's the rear-end, but it is coming from the rear. I've also recently replaced the tranny mount with a 1LE mount and I still have it. My shifter does NOT have excessive rattle. I'm thinking I'm going to replace the U-joint next and see if that gets it.

 

I please keep me upated on what happens with you guys please.

 

You reversed the car and popped the clutch when starting forward when it made a clunk noise? Sounds like a little play in your rear gears which is totally normal. Gears by design require a small amount of play so they car turn freely. After going backward, you pressed the gears together on one side of the teeth. To switch directions abruptly you "slapped" the teeth against the other side of the adjoining gear. Once the car is moving the effect is minimized or eliminated because they continue traveeling the same direction. Once you're smoother with the clutch, you will likely no longer notice any clunk at all. I wouldn't let the noise you describe deter my from buying an otherwise nice car (assuming it is nice in all other areas).

 

Yeah, it only happen in first when I messed up, so I'm guessing it's not really that big of a prob.em. When I get it ill drive it a while and let yall know whats going on.

 

Again not an engine related tech question. Moving this one too.

 

That's why I came here cuz I didn't know what the hell it was.

 

Yeah you posted in the engine tech section with a title about a noisy trans.