TRANNY HELP

[My Cobra]

My car makes a light hissing sound when it first starts up i press the clutch it goes away i let off it comes back. It only does this for a few seconds but it annoys the shit out of me. I took it and had it checked out the guy said it was some front baring or somethign like that. said it woudl cost me 450 to get fixed since they have to drop the tranny out of the car. Was wondering if you guys knew anythign about trannys and might be able to tell me what a good price to have this fixed is and if it is worth it. he said that it was pretty common.

[thumpin347]

My car makes a light hissing sound when it first starts up i press the clutch it goes away i let off it comes back. It only does this for a few seconds but it annoys the shit out of me. I took it and had it checked out the guy said it was some front baring or somethign like that. said it woudl cost me 450 to get fixed since they have to drop the tranny out of the car. Was wondering if you guys knew anythign about trannys and might be able to tell me what a good price to have this fixed is and if it is worth it. he said that it was pretty common.
450 is alright for anything that has to do with dropping a tranny and putting it back up

[232stang]

could be the pilot bearing, but thats a good price, put it this way i charge 150 just to take off a tranny. and 150 to put it back on. it is expensive work.

[My Cobra]

hmmm sounds good. He said it woudl cost me 450 i was wondering if it was even somethign i shoudl worry with. it goes away fast.

[232stang]

if it is the pilot bearing you should just get it fixed now

[My Cobra]

he said that if i did not get it fixed right away it woudl mess up my whole tranny. but of course he wants to make some cash. So it is hard to trust anybody.

[My Cobra]

but what i do not udnerstand is if it is going out why does it only do it when it is cold and why does it go away after a min.

[232stang]

oh thats tottaly different, if it goes away. is there anyway you cant post a sound clip of it. and also verify what part of the tranny is making the noise

[My Cobra]

how do i tell which part of the tranny it is ? i will get a video clip of it tomorrow.

[My Cobra]

oh yea thanks for all of the help. :)

[232stang]

get under the car and just try to isolate the sound

[My Cobra]

i will give it a shot tomorrow. any other ideas what it might be if it stops after it gets warmer?

[Joe Friday]

if it's making a sound that is bad.. you should get it looked at asap. 450 bucks is a small price to pay to keep you from buying a whole new transmission

[My Cobra]

thats true.

[Roush2960]

if it is the pilot bearing you should just get it fixed now

I would replace bothe Piolet and throw out while it was out...Also have the clutch and pressure plate inspected.

./M@

[My Cobra]

how much is a new clutch and pressure plate? Shit when i press the clutch in my car it is hard to press in compaired to most other cars i have drove. like a ranger and a silverado. i figured that was normal.

[Joe Friday]

Yeah I had an eagle talon that the transmission made a sound like you describe, back in the day....... the transmission litterally exploded when I was just cruising on the interstate. Not hammering, cruise controll set on 75 in 5th gear. So yeah, i'd get it checked out as soon as possible before your gears and flywheel go through the hood of the car behind you, like mine did

[My Cobra]

dang way to scare me. ha ha ha ha

[My Cobra]

ha ha ha mine goes off liek ebfore i leave the driveway though that is what is weird.

[thumpin347]

how much is a new clutch and pressure plate? Shit when i press the clutch in my car it is hard to press in compaired to most other cars i have drove. like a ranger and a silverado. i figured that was normal.
nothing is wrong with your clutch...its supposed to be stiff. when you upgrade the clutch it'll only get stiffer. you know your clutch is going when it gets soft, so you are fine.

[99COBRA]

My car makes a light hissing sound when it first starts up i press the clutch it goes away i let off it comes back. It only does this for a few seconds but it annoys the shit out of me. I took it and had it checked out the guy said it was some front baring or somethign like that. said it woudl cost me 450 to get fixed since they have to drop the tranny out of the car. Was wondering if you guys knew anythign about trannys and might be able to tell me what a good price to have this fixed is and if it is worth it. he said that it was pretty common.

Your throw-out bearing is what is making the noise. It only does it when it in the morning because the car has sat and the metal got cold. When metal gets hot, it expands, when it cools off, it retracts. The bearing is making noise because it is worn and has a slight amount of play(just enough to make some noise), when it warms up, the metal expands and reduces the amount of play in the bearing. You will need to have this replaced as soon as possible becaus it will do more damage to your pressure plate and possibly your clutch. I hope this information helps you.

[232stang]

so when are you gonna get the sound clip

[My Cobra]

I tried to do it this morning but it did not do it. ??? I guess i coudl go out there and try it again. real quick

[My Cobra]

what causes this thing to go out? I only have 50k on my car.

[My Cobra]

here is the link to the video. You can not really hear it over the exhaust. :(
http://www.nicklofthouse.com/movies/WTF%20IS%20THAT.wmv

[232stang]

here is the link to the video. You can not really hear it over the exhaust. :(
http://www.nicklofthouse.com/movies/WTF%20IS%20THAT.wmv
i cant hear it, so it could be either the pilot or throw out bearing, have a mechanic drop the tranny and inspect them, i doubt your tranny is gonna explode, but just have them check it

[My Cobra]

yea it is really faint sound. but i am very weird about my car i have to have everythign fixed and stuff. I am goign tomorrow to get some rims about 3 hours away i have to drive the car so i will find out tomorrow what is up with it. I will get it fixed on monday i do not drive it much but i have to to pick up my rims tomorrow.

[NoSlo5.0]

Can't hear squat in that clip. I'd be suprised if Ford was still using aluminum bearing retainers on their tranny. I think the T5 went to steel from the factory starting in '94. It is most likely a worn throw out bearing. The sound being coupled to the clutch action lends credence to this.

You could pay the guy to fix this for you, or easily do it yourself, depends on what $450 is worth to you (it's a days work in my world, but only a half day wrenching, the math tells me to do it myself)

[thumpin347]

dont they use tremecs in the 99+ stangs? or is it a T-45 now? i forget...since i'm into the built AODs

[My Cobra]

T-45 in my car. But i do not know shit about the barrings in a tranny. and what gets me is if somethign that goes away before i leave the drive way and does not come again untill i start the car the next morning makes me wonder if this guy is just telling me this and wants to make 450 bucks to tighten 2 bolts. hard to trust people.