Help i need some advice!

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:06 PM

Well first of all my name is sebastian and i just recently got a 2009 PW 370z
and well im pumped

that i have it but its my first manual car well my first car for that matter. the point is that i can start from a dead stop but when i shift into second its like i hear a noise as if i was grinding something.

I AM pushing the clutch all the way in before i shift im just worried i might be hurting the transmission or something.... PLEASE HELP

Xan · 04-21-2010, 08:08 PM

Just let the rpm drop and shift a bit slower. You're probably pushing it in to hard...

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:12 PM

im shifting at like 3 grand and i do it really slow its like as soon as it reaches its spot where it sit it makes the noise

Xan · 04-21-2010, 08:14 PM

Are you maybe letting the clutch up a little to early?

Nobody in your surroundings that can drive a manual?

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:16 PM

my dad is actually teaching me but if anything i ride the clutch way to long he is always telling me to accelerate faster after each shift

m4a1mustang · 04-21-2010, 08:18 PM

For what it's worth, this is a clunky transmission. It's not uncommon to hear/feel the clunk on a perfectly good 1-2 shift.

Xan · 04-21-2010, 08:18 PM

I meant that maybe you already lift your foot a little before you've got it fully in the next gear...

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:20 PM

yeah i spent countless hours trying to figure out why this transmission is so loud
and Xan no like i said i actually make sure i dont let off until i am sure that i can

Xan · 04-21-2010, 08:22 PM

Ah ok, because riding it means that you have the clutch half way engaged (slipping) for too long...

I guess it will just take some practice. Just to be sure, did your dad drive your car without any noises?
I mean it might be a bit clunky (although mine shifts smooth, but I'm used to my 350 transmission), but you shouldn't be grinding the gears...

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:25 PM

oh ok thanks for the clarification i guess i just have to live with the noise

So if i push and hold the clutch all the way im i burning it?

+1 rep by the way

Xan · 04-21-2010, 08:29 PM

No you only burn the clutch if you hold the pedal anywhere between fully pressed in and released for too long.

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:32 PM

allright ha thanks i hope i can learn how to drive this car lol

m4a1mustang · 04-21-2010, 08:33 PM

You'll get it with practice. Just leave VDC on.

Team Boost · 04-21-2010, 08:36 PM

i hope i cant keep driving to school in my friends sunfire with a fart can lol

Xan · 04-21-2010, 08:38 PM

If it's a manual, use if for practice...

04-21-2010, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	Help i need some advice! Well first of all my name is sebastian and i just recently got a 2009 PW 370z and well im pumped that i have it but its my first manual car well my first car for that matter. the point is that i can start from a dead stop but when i shift into second its like i hear a noise as if i was grinding something. I AM pushing the clutch all the way in before i shift im just worried i might be hurting the transmission or something.... PLEASE HELP

04-21-2010, 08:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 26	Just let the rpm drop and shift a bit slower. You're probably pushing it in to hard... __________________

04-21-2010, 08:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 26	Are you maybe letting the clutch up a little to early? Nobody in your surroundings that can drive a manual? __________________

04-21-2010, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	For what it's worth, this is a clunky transmission. It's not uncommon to hear/feel the clunk on a perfectly good 1-2 shift. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

04-21-2010, 08:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 26	I meant that maybe you already lift your foot a little before you've got it fully in the next gear... __________________

04-21-2010, 08:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	im shifting at like 3 grand and i do it really slow its like as soon as it reaches its spot where it sit it makes the noise

04-21-2010, 08:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	my dad is actually teaching me but if anything i ride the clutch way to long he is always telling me to accelerate faster after each shift

04-21-2010, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	yeah i spent countless hours trying to figure out why this transmission is so loud and Xan no like i said i actually make sure i dont let off until i am sure that i can

04-21-2010, 08:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 26	Ah ok, because riding it means that you have the clutch half way engaged (slipping) for too long... I guess it will just take some practice. Just to be sure, did your dad drive your car without any noises? I mean it might be a bit clunky (although mine shifts smooth, but I'm used to my 350 transmission), but you shouldn't be grinding the gears... __________________

04-21-2010, 08:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	oh ok thanks for the clarification i guess i just have to live with the noise So if i push and hold the clutch all the way im i burning it? +1 rep by the way

04-21-2010, 08:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 26	No you only burn the clutch if you hold the pedal anywhere between fully pressed in and released for too long. __________________

04-21-2010, 08:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	allright ha thanks i hope i can learn how to drive this car lol

04-21-2010, 08:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	You'll get it with practice. Just leave VDC on. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

04-21-2010, 08:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Team Boost Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reading, PA Age: 32 Posts: 95 Drives: 11-370z-PG-manual Rep Power: 17	i hope i cant keep driving to school in my friends sunfire with a fart can lol

04-21-2010, 08:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Xan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts:99999999999999 Posts: 3,301 Drives: 370Z 40th Aniversary Rep Power: 26	If it's a manual, use if for practice... __________________

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