Ive had my '07 MC since September. From time to time when i shift from 1st to 2nd with the clutch fully pushed in you hear a grinding sound. I don't know if that can be the synchros. Anyone have a clue as to what it can be?

 

I've experienced this a few times too, but only when the car was cold. I tend to just wait a minute before setting off & adjust my playlist for the trip.

 

I had something similar in a car I once owned. It was the clutch slave cylinder. I'd get it to the dealer right away and have them check it while it's under warranty. The part's not that expensive but I'm sure the labor is.

 

There is most likely an issue with the transmission. Mine was replaced under warranty a few weeks ago; there is a service bulletin about it.

 

Sometimes I wish people would post an MP3 recording of these noises to educate the rest of us in what to look out for. =)

 

yeah I agree i know i hear stuff in my gear box (not that load and probably just the normal noise it makes when the gears are reached), but i dont know exactly what noise is normal and what is bad

 

I know what you mean....only problem is that its kind of hard to record a random sound... I never know when it will make it. Sometimes it can go a couple of days without hearing it.

 

i picked up my 08 mcs last week and i heard the noise the night i drove it off the lot, i'm going to have my camera record my drives and the gearbox and hope the car duplicates the sound, ill post if i have any luck

 

i don't know if i would call that luck

 

lol i know its not very lucky if i hear it again, but at least the people at universal mini would be able to pinpoint the problem

 

That would be great, let's just hope you get really lucky! haha

 

I have the same thing happen when it's cold, despite letting my R56 warm up before driving away. Seems to be synchros as I'm Very Conscientious about flooring the clutch before the 1 > 2 shift @ around 4K.

You wouldn't happen to have a bulletin number would you? I took delivery last April, just passed US 22,280 miles this morning, warranty will be coming up too soon!

 

its been almost a week still no sound, did Plenty of driving, my ma said it might just be cuz its a new and needs a few hundred miles to break in, i derno...

 

PUMA case (#13739808) - for a defective transmission

 

Happened to me this morning as well, 1300 miles on her. Car wasn't warmed up yet. If it keeps happening (a lot) I might take it in but not too worried about it at this point...

 

There's a whole thread on this in the Issues section:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t=slight+grind

I had this from the moment I got mine last spring, and they to replaced the transmission at 5000 miles. It happened EVERY time I drove, the first few times I shifted from 1st to 2nd. If it's happening a lot, take it to your dealer.

 

thanks for the link, not happening as much as some of the guys on that thread, thankfully...i would hate to have to replace a transmission, i dont even have 600miles on the car yet

 

wooow I was just thinking about putting a thread about this sound, it happens to me almost every morning I go to my college, at first I got scared but I see it not only happens to me, I'm gonna ask My dealer see if they know anything.

 

What do you mean by PUMA case? Im from Canada, is it the same type of case? or is it something else?

 

I've had mine do it now at least a few times, but it only seems to be when it's cold. I have about 7k on my car.