Recent content by Jeffrey Stepnick

Thanks for the replies. I now have to agree with badlieutenant. I never thought transmission sound I heard was the sound of impending doom, just a little louder gear noise than I expected. Not my first stick shift, but it has been many years since I had one. I decided to replace the clutch...

R and R of transmission is a pain, but not a big problem. Sound advise. Thank You

I was thinking it was a transmission problem because the noise stops when the throw out bearing has a load on it(clutch depressed). But apparently a throw out bearing can be noisy with little or no load on it. That would be great! A clutch replacement is much cheaper than a transmission problem...

Thanks, very helpful!

I recently purchased a 2003 Wrangler Sahara. 4.0L 6cyl, 5 speed manual transmission NV3550. It has a rumbling noise when idling in neutral. Might still make the noise when driving but can't hear it over engine and road noise. The noise stops when the clutch is pressed. I come from a mechanical...