a spining sound from gearbox?

[MrJohn]

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone knows the problem. when i clutch in the spinning sound from the gearbox stops but when i let go of the clutch it starts to make this spinning sound =s?

[jdm18c]

could be the thrust bearing

[B005HA]

If u let the clutch out and the car is in neutral does it male the sound?

[MrJohn]

If u let the clutch out and the car is in neutral does it male the sound?
yea it does.. cars neutral when i clutch in it stops. and when i let go the clutch starts to make that spinning sound.. hope its not bad..
apparently i need to change gearbox? thats what the mechanic said.

[ALPS]

nothing to worry about dude. it's just the clutch free spinning. mine does it too. It's not very loud is it.? only if everything is really quiet and you concentrate on it?

yea it does.. cars neutral when i clutch in it stops. and when i let go the clutch starts to make that spinning sound.. hope its not bad..
apparently i need to change gearbox? thats what the mechanic said.

[MrJohn]

nothing to worry about dude. it's just the clutch free spinning. mine does it too. It's not very loud is it.? only if everything is really quiet and you concentrate on it?

bro the mechanic dude that came to inspect my car with the buyer said i had to change the gearbox, that it was going to crack soon =s im like mate, i hear this in my mates s2k too.

[MrJohn]

nothing to worry about dude. it's just the clutch free spinning. mine does it too. It's not very loud is it.? only if everything is really quiet and you concentrate on it?

bro the mechanic dude that came to inspect my car with the buyer said i had to change the gearbox, that it was going to crack soon =s im like mate, i hear this in my mates s2k too.

[DA9-47]

Wow lol

This happened on mine,
the noise
replaced the thrust bearing =)

[s2kjn]

Its nothing to worry about. Tell that mechanic to get a new job

[zhong]

lol @ crack soon... like gearboxes crack after a while do they...

it's the thrust bearing, either needs to be regreased or replaced - labour wise it's the same, so best to get it replaced.

Peace.

[B005HA]

Hey mate it pains me to say it but that is your main shaft bearing :( 100% if it were your thruster bearing the only time it would make noise is when you push the clutch in. To change the main shaft bearing you need to pull the gearbox apart, the bearing itself costs jack-all. However how mechanical are you? You could always do it yourself otherwise labor will be pretty expensive! Honda gearboxes are very tough and I had a car with the same problem, I kept it for a year with no problems and without worsening before I sold the car.

[DA9-47]

Alot of comments are true in this thread mate, don't ever return to that mechanic, he wanted to rip you!!
Could you think about doing it yourself?
i know it's scary........

i didn't think i could and i did , just need your helms manual , a couple of friends(for the heavy lifting + a second opinion always helps ), some tools and some time and patience and it isn't as bad as i thought

this wright up helped me over come the fear to make the decision to fix my thrust bearing myself to save major $$$$$$$

http://www.performanceforum.com/wesvann/honda/trans/trans.html

[HONTUNE]

Yeah definately sounds like the thrust bearing.. I've worked on another s2k with the same problem. Replaced thrust bearing and was all good afterwards.. :)

[AusS2000]

It will be interesting to hear whether the problem turns out to be the thrust bearing or main shaft bearing. From the description of the problem it sounds like main shaft as Boo5ha said.

[HONTUNE]

Trust bearings are noisy only when the clutch is NOT pushed in. When it's pushed in there is tension on it and the noise stops. Even if you rest your foot in the pedal very lightly does the noise stop?

[s2kjn]

No, I find the noise only goes away when my foot is all the way in the clutch

[HONTUNE]

To me it sounds like the trust bearing. Get another mechanic to check it out..
Hope it all works out alright.

[s2kjn]

Thats what my mechanic told me when I changed the clutch. Haven't got around to addressing it yet!

[MrJohn]

FAKKK alot of decent helps here! cheers to that guys!

anyone know how much it would cost to change the trust bearing??
was planning on dropping by hanny's and get a quote but abit busy this week.

[ALPS]

Mate i wouldn't stress that much about it. If its not too noisy and only when your car is still and not in gear. Mine does it too. I just got my gearbox and clutch changed with a new spigot and thrust bearing. Same noise is there. The cost of changing it would be the same labor as changing a clutch. Have to drop the gearbox and get the clutch out to change the thrust bearing. If its mainshaft the labor of pulling the gearbox apart. Its not critical. Also need to understand the gearbox / clutch area is pretty much exactly where we sit inside the small cabin of the S and we can hear all the mechanics working.

[DA9-47]

good site for help

http://hondatech.info/downloads/Auto/Manuals/S2000/

[MrJohn]

guys i just called hanny and explain what the problem was..robert there told me it was the main shaft and that i had to change gearbox.. and that he couldnt rebuild it? any second opinion?

[jdm18c]

call charlie at good performance centre see what he says or best to drop by

[MrJohn]

yea imma quote around just abit.
i was wondering could i just change the shaft bearing and thrust bearing instead of paying for a new gearbox which is used anyways?

[jdm18c]

maybe the set up on the s2k is diff and thats y they say you have to but id get 3 quotes just to be on the safe side

[AusS2000]

Sure. It's more work, but less parts. It's what i'd do.

[dc2r-0636]

i think this is the same problem the 350z guys have, its the flywheel

[AusS2000]

'the flywheel' what? :rolleyes:

The problem 350Z owners have is they bought a Nissan.

[dc2r-0636]

lol havnt looked into it jst what ive heard from my mates.

nissan > honda. period

[AusS2000]

Hmmm, ok, I guess that explains where you're coming from. And I'd tell you where to go but I don't want to be rude. ;)

[MrJohn]

'the flywheel' what? :rolleyes:

The problem 350z owners have is they bought a nissan.
hahahah!!

anyways back to topic does anyone know which part i should buy off cflhonda.com?? I CANT pin point which bearing it should be.. need help !!

[MrJohn]

http://www.cflhonda.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getJointLocator&siteid=215502&chapter=&Sectionids=10,4117&groupid=10012&subgroupid=62191&componentid=0&make=12&model=S2000&year=2000&graphicID=F656040&callout=33&catalogid=1&displayCatalogid=0

32 OR 33???

[AusS2000]

Um, that's the engine.

[MrJohn]

ohh..
could it be polit bearing or release bearing?

[AusS2000]

Just because you can't find it on CFL's web site doesn't mean it could be something else.

[MrJohn]

Just because you can't find it on CFL's web site doesn't mean it could be something else.
im just going through all the bearings thats listed on there

[AusS2000]

You will notice that the only part they list for the transmission is the 'transmission'. Web sites are not the last word. Try sending them an email.

[MrJohn]

You will notice that the only part they list for the transmission is the 'transmission'. Web sites are not the last word. Try sending them an email.
yea i sent them a email yesterday asking them instead. >.<, i went to this tranmission place they quoted me 2k, 3 days work of replace the shaft bearing. WDF?!?!?

[AusS2000]

It looks like replacing the bearing involves complete disassembly of the transmission on top of removal and reinstall. Big nasty job.

http://s2000.byteserve.com.au/images/transmission.jpg

Either the one the arrow points to or the one above it. But if you are pulling apart your transmission you'd be wise to replace them all.

[MrJohn]

It looks like replacing the bearing involves complete disassembly of the transmission on top of removal and reinstall. Big nasty job.

http://s2000.byteserve.com.au/images/transmission.jpg

Either the one the arrow points to or the one above it. But if you are pulling apart your transmission you'd be wise to replace them all.
thanks aus2000
im guessing it is a big job fak! probably do it asap then aye. they said i rather rebuild the gearbox which gonna cost me around 2k mark.

[ALPS]

thanks aus2000
im guessing it is a big job fak! probably do it asap then aye. they said i rather rebuild the gearbox which gonna cost me around 2k mark.

i dont see a point in going to that extent just for the faint spining noise. unless it is really loud! and sounds unhealthy. like i said mines been doing it for 10 months and not a problem. but if you are looking at it. you might as well rebuild the whole gearbox.