"thunk" when shifting into 1st
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Originally Posted by romycha1
Whenever I am shifting into 1st, at a dead stop, I'll hear a very small "thunk". Is, or did, anyone have this problem?
I'll shift it into 1st, and then when I take it out and put it back in, it doesn't do it. Only after coming to a rolling stop is when I hear it.
Also, it's very soft. For example, if I have the radio on softly, I probably won't hear it, but I can slightly feel it.
I'll shift it into 1st, and then when I take it out and put it back in, it doesn't do it. Only after coming to a rolling stop is when I hear it.
Also, it's very soft. For example, if I have the radio on softly, I probably won't hear it, but I can slightly feel it.
This is just another manifestation of "rollover." At stoplights, I frequently let my clutch out w/ the transmission in neutral. When the light is getting ready to turn green (or if I get "caught by surprise"), if I put the clutch in and don't wait a second or so before I shift back into 1st, I get the little "thunk." If I give the gears & synchros time to spin down, voila! - no thunk.
Same thing goes if you roll up to a stop and disengage the clutch. Before you shift back to 1st, give everything some time to settle down after you come to a stop and the thunk will disappear...
I think it's just the sound of the syncrhos engaging. Doubt it's anything to worry about, but I try to avoid it. Mine's had the same behavior since day 1.
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It is a normal thing in a lot of manual cars. It happens in my RX, and did the same thing in my previous SE-R Spec V, it is just the synchros. Be glad that you have synchros, I drove a Fiat with no synchros and you get grinding if you don't come to a complete stop. So I rather have a thunk once in a while than grinding.
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Mine does it to . I have only had the car for a month so, I was worried. HAs anyone acctually taken their car back to the dealer for this??
If you did, what did the dealer have to say about this?
If you did, what did the dealer have to say about this?
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KeithL nailed it; if you wait a bit after depressing the clutch before shifting to 1st, you won't get the thunk. The synchros just take a bit longer to spin down.....
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Originally Posted by Joe M
KeithL nailed it; if you wait a bit after depressing the clutch before shifting to 1st, you won't get the thunk. The synchros just take a bit longer to spin down.....
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