R50 manual with noise

[sbcathey]

I bought an R50 5 spd a few months ago. My wife was driving it today and it started a high pitched squeal when in 2nd and 4th gear. It starts with the clutch disengaged, and continues once engaged. It stops when in neutral and I disengage the clutch. I let it sit a few hours and the symptoms did not return. I have never had a manual before, is this a common sign or does anyone know what I'm looking at? Also the last couple months when cold second syncro is not great.

Thanks for reading.

Scott

[94extreme]

any codes?

[sw]

i havent owned a manual since the motor & trans conversion. but inst noise as described above the throw out bearing.

 

sort of sounds like the clutch, pp & throw out bearing could be gone especially if your report 'unhappy' 2nd gear shifts.

Edited May 1, 2006 by sw

[sbcathey]

I am not getting any codes. Today it doesn't seem as gear specific, and actually it is only when the clutch is disengaged. I talked to a couple people, and everyone seems to think its the throw out bearing.

scott

[Lucky92]

T.O.B. could definately be it. Check to see if you main seal is still good. Look for leaks etc that don't come from normal places. You may be getting a leak that is putting fluid into the clutch. I had a similar problem on a non-Nissan vehicle a few months ago. It started like you describe but it got worse and more frequent. I hope it turns out to be less of an issue that mine did.