Re: Tranny noise while in neutral

[CaptWSims@domain.elided]

In a message dated 4/28/99 9:17:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< I just noticed that my transmission (or that area back there) makes a
 rumbling sound when I put the car in neutral (5 speed).  When I engage the
 clutch the sound goes away and the car is relatively quiet (just the nice
 purr of the engine).  >>

Probably you have bearings that are getting worn, and they make noise when 
unloaded.  I wouldn't run out and get it fixed any time soon--my Verde has 
been making that noise for over a year (it is barely audible over the Ansa 
exhaust).  There is another possibility: if you have the OE style double-disk 
clutch assembly that the GTV-6 came with then that's likely your source.  I 
had one and it always was very noisy in idle but never failed.  I was 
planning on replacing it with the single disk Milano clutch...but car was 
totaled before clutch gave out.  
						
										
						Bill Sims

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