NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo!!!

[97cavalier]

my uncle had the same problem with his 57 chevy belair, there was a little metal trim plate around the shifter that needed tighting and the actual bolts on the shifter that went to the tranny were comming lose. Good luck on it!!

[Earlsfat]

Originally Posted by 97cavalier

my uncle had the same problem with his 57 chevy belair, there was a little metal trim plate around the shifter that needed tighting and the actual bolts on the shifter that went to the tranny were comming lose. Good luck on it!!

Didn't get to last night, but sure as hell am tonight.

97, thanks for that one... I was starting to think it was the shifter mount or the stick mount... and since you mentioned that, I think I'm gonna pull the whole thing off again and inspect that little bastard... give it the old "Spanish Inquisition". I'm also going to widen the tunnel where the stick comes out, the clearance when the stick is in 4th is a little to narrow for my comfort.

(The only thing I STILL don't understand is... why in the hell does this only happen when the transmission is warmed up? I think I'm going to ask Hurst.)

[wrightz28]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

The bastard is STILL making the grinding noise in 4th.

You must have an enitrely different version of the word grind, especially when it comes to a manual trans, because there is now way I would have gotten that out of it.

[Earlsfat]

Rephrase that?

~The grind is actually more of a vibrating noise with some metal grinding to it. Hard to expain... chittering noise? Kinda like if you hold a piece of metal (chisel) loosely on a bench grinder and it's grinding on the wheel and vibrating on the guide plate/table/fence thing at the same time.

[wrightz28]

I'm just saying a loose plate or not enough clearence through the floor would create a sound I would never associate with grinding when questioning a trans, as soon as somebody says grinding, I immediatley ass-u-me moving metal clashing. This would be a harmonic rub/vibration.

[Earlsfat]

Originally Posted by wrightz28

This would be a harmonic rub/vibration.

I have no idea what it really is but WTF does a harmonic rub/vibration sound like. I mean... it's not like holding a chunk of metal to a grinder, but it definately sounds like something is getting ground or maybe chewed away is a better way of saying it. I'm going to see if I can record it over the weekend and post it up... however the fuck you do THAT.


(heh... I might like my wife to make one of those harmonic rub / vibration noises!)

[Earlsfat]

okokok... so maybe I was asking for the response this dimwit gave me, but he could at least explain WHY he thinks I need a new shifter...

http://go.mrgasket.com/AskTechResult...ID=1&ID=144241

[wrightz28]

His spell check wasn't working, its supposed to be shafter.

[goldz28]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

okokok... so maybe I was asking for the response this dimwit gave me, but he could at least explain WHY he thinks I need a new shifter...

http://go.mrgasket.com/AskTechResult...ID=1&ID=144241

Lot of help that guy was. Maybe he was getting shafted in the ass when he was emailing you Jim.

[Earlsfat]

What a dipshit, he probably read the last line (which I intended as an honest request not a easy out for the tech dept) and said, YYYYYUP!