oh hey, I forgot to put this part in.... tranny swap

[bounce]

Hello good people,

I swapped out my transmission in '78 Z.... a first for me...almost proud of myself...however!

I forgot to replace the pilot bushing.

I have what I believe is an input shaft bearing noise...it may be going out unless it could be the pilot bushings fault? (previous transmission did not make any noise)

in neutral at idle I hear the "bad" bearing sound.....push the clutch pedal in and the whirring "dry-very dry" bearing sound dissapears.... release clutch pedal and sound comes back.... I believe I can hear it in first and second gear as well? cant hear it anymore in third.

I've watched some u-tube videos and some various clips indicate that I do have an input shaft bearing problem (the sound on videos is identical).... any experience with not replacing the pilot bushing? or maybe even hearing a plaintive bearing in beginning of first and second?

thanks for any input.... input pun.

81-3 ? zx 5speed from 280z 5 speed transmission swap

Edited June 10, 2014 by bounce

[siteunseen]

Oh no, please say you didn't do all that work without getting a $150 clutch kit.

[Zed Head]

I swapped out my transmission in '78 Z.... a first for me...almost proud of myself...however!

I forgot to replace the pilot bushing.

I have what I believe is an input shaft bearing noise...it may be going out unless it could be the pilot bushings fault? (previous transmission did not make any noise)

in neutral at idle I hear the "bad" bearing sound.....push the clutch pedal in and the whirring "dry-very dry" bearing sound dissapears.... release clutch pedal and sound comes back....

Did you swap a manual for a manual? So the old pilot bushing is still installed? Might not be a huge problem, but the nose of the mainshaft on the old transmission will give a clue. If it's dry and worn then the pilot bushing probably is too. If it's smooth and lubricated the old one might be okay.

That bearing noise is pretty common. The bearings used are generally loose (C3) and noisy. People have reported doing lots of work to quiet things down only to have the noise come back almost immediately with brand new bearings.

The noise might be more apparent now that you're hyper-sensitive to transmission problems. Every transmission I've had in my car (four total) makes that noise that goes away when the clutch is disengaged.

[bounce]

Oh no, please say you didn't do all that work without getting a $150 clutch kit.

no sir! there's a spanking new clutch/pressureplate/flywheel/ reverse light module in there...and an additional two bolts for the pressure plate (says put six in, there was eight holes to bolt up to the flywheel...took two additionals and bolted them on there!) ever seen that before?

yessir, manual for manual....only I put in an 81-3 zx five speed narrow range

[Marty Rogan]

From your description it sounds like your clutch throw-out bearing has gone bad.

[bounce]

From your description it sounds like your clutch throw-out bearing has gone bad.

sorry, collar and throwout bearing was replaced as well....I've read that with clutch pedal depressed if there's noise it is the throwout....clutch pedal not depressed (and noise) it could be the input shaft.

I'm hesitant to agree with above assumption I'm hypersensitive to trans noise as the previous installed transmission was "quiet" on the magnitude of about 3 compared to this new one on a scale of 1-10 where 10 is : bearing sounds like it is eating itself (chunks, knocks, grating, full metal catastrophic cluster grenade) ....but I'm willing to keep driving! if condition/noise increases I'll put the old 5sp back in and find a guy who knows how to get inside for bearing replacement... I'd defintiely run it by you guys first though!

thanks

Edited June 10, 2014 by bounce

[beermanpete]

It sounds like the transmission has a bad pocket bearing. If the pilot bushing was bad the noise would be worst while in gear, not moving, and the clutch disengaged (pedal down).