clutch noise

i just bought an '04 wrangler. when i have the shifter in the neutral position, and the clutch is engaged it makes an almost grinding noise. when i push it in it stops. i work at a jeep dealership and a tech told me the noise was the input and output shaft and it is just normal unloaded gear noise. does that make sense or is there an actual problem with the clutch or transmission?:banghead:

i just bought an '04 wrangler. when i have the shifter in the neutral position, and the clutch is engaged it makes an almost grinding noise. when i push it in it stops. i work at a jeep dealership and a tech told me the noise was the input and output shaft and it is just normal unloaded gear noise. does that make sense or is there an actual problem with the clutch or transmission?:banghead:


Hello, I have a 05 Liberty and an 05 Wrangler both manuals and Both make the same noise. My Wrangler is worse, I greased the throw out bearing on the liberty and it Quieted it down...Everything works as normal.

it is a well known noise. it is the reverse idler gear in the nv-3550 (3500?). since this transmission came from 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks it is considered a truck transmission. and a "normal" noise that will have no adverse effects! mike

since the nv-3550 came in the liberty to, here is a guy with the same symptoms. it is 2 pages long and according to the post jp magazine called the nv-3550 tough but noisey!

link:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=285999&highlight=nv-3550