Tranny trouble shooting

[LaXplorer]

After a long 6 hour car trip into Vt, i noticed that there was a loud clocking sound when i was in any gear accept 4th gear. The sound starts off as a soft clicking, or knocking sound, but than gets greater the faster i go. One of my friend had said it might be a barring, or a chipped touth, He was thrown off by the fact that it didnt make the sound in 4th gear. It is a 91 5 speed, with 186,000 miles on it, and the original transmission.... Anyone know waht the problem might be?
-Vic

 

[410Fortune]

IS the noise still there when you push the clutch in or does it go away?

What makes you think it's the tranny and not a driveshaft or something?

 

[LaXplorer]

When i push the clutch in the noise is not there anymore. I think it is the tranny becasue that is where the sound sounds like it is coming from, it may be something else, but im not sure yet.
-Vic

 

[410Fortune]

SOunds like it;s time for a new clutch, tranny is probably fine. You probably either broke a spring in the driven disc (common) or bent a spring in the pressure plate (also common). Try looking through the inspection cover with a flashlight while a friend depresses the clutch pedal, be careful with the truck running and you under it.

You might be able to see whats happening before dropping the tranny, but I would plan on replacing the clutck packand having the flywheel resurfaced, I put 4 clutches in my truck in 2 years, I can do it in about 5 hours bymyself with hand tools if thattells you anything. If you do it yourself it cost about $200-300 with a new slave cylinder. I would use a dual friction clutch and ALWAYS replace the slave cylinder when the tranny is down.

This is why I finally coverted my truck to an auto....

 

[LaXplorer]

I will check into that, but does that scenerio make sence, because the sound is there in every gear accept fourth, that is why i thought it might be in the gear box, or have to do with the transmission. Odviously i do not know much about cars, but i am just trying to make sure i know exactly what it is. I am going to take it to seea mechanic mid week, but i wanted to know what it was bwfore than so see if i could fix it myself.
Thanks
-Vic