Topic: Clicking sound

[Crawler677]

When you put your head below the floor boards of my rig, when its idleing, there is a clickity tick tick sound coming from the transmission area.   

it doesnt get worse with speed and the truck drives fine.

what could it be?

[Rocksurfer]

Is that on your Nash?

[Crawler677 [OP]]

Is that on your Nash?

Nash?

[Rocksurfer]

Nash?

As in Rambler, you didn't say what kind of vehicle.

[Crawler677 [OP]]

As in Rambler, you didn't say what kind of vehicle.

oh sorry, its a 99 trd tacoma with a 5vzfe and a manual tranny

[6.72:1]

My Transmission does that, but I don't have a fifth gear. I believe my 5th ring gear is ground off. It was making that same noise for awhile, then I lost fifth gear. It's okay though, besides the metallic fluid I drained, I don't mind the four-speed too much. Besides, I live in Alabama, so this type of mal-maintenance behavior is acceptable.

[Crawler677 [OP]]

sounds like im  gonna go check my tranny fluid

[jimbo74]

its probably something like a loose heatshield on a cat that hits something idling, but not in gear driving, when i worked in the automotive repair industry, i saw this a lot

[Cheesemaker]

Does it go away when the clutch is disengaged?  If you do alot of driving with alot of weight in the truck, firewood, scrap metal, or whatever, to not use fifth gear!  I found this out on my truck, was doing alot of wood cutting for the winter and one day had this noise that sounded like a throwout bearing going bad.  Well, it wasn't the throwout bearing, but the middle bearing that takes all the load when in fifth gear inside the tranny!

But it could be anything, so it sound like ya need to investigate a little further!  And get back to us!

[jimbo74]

Does it go away when the clutch is disengaged? If you do alot of driving with alot of weight in the truck, firewood, scrap metal, or whatever, to not use fifth gear! I found this out on my truck, was doing alot of wood cutting for the winter and one day had this noise that sounded like a throwout bearing going bad. Well, it wasn't the throwout bearing, but the middle bearing that takes all the load when in fifth gear inside the tranny!

But it could be anything, so it sound like ya need to investigate a little further! And get back to us!

i cant use my 5th gear when my truck has a load, if i try to use it,  i have no power and barely move

[V-Man]

When you put your head below the floor boards of my rig, when its idleing, there is a clickity tick tick sound coming from the transmission area.   

it doesnt get worse with speed and the truck drives fine.

what could it be?

  Don't worry it will go away when you buy the new transmission..    Sorry had to say it...  Try some lucas gear oil in the transmission.. If it's not a loose heat shield or something like that.

[Crawler677 [OP]]

 Don't worry it will go away when you buy the new transmission.. Sorry had to say it... Try some lucas gear oil in the transmission.. If it's not a loose heat shield or something like that.

its alright, maybe its time to investigate a little further into puttin a 302 in it          

PS: i really couldnt think of any better combo of smileyes then that  regarding my thoughts to a tacoma with a 302 in it.

[Rocksurfer]

its alright, maybe its time to investigate a little further into puttin a 302 in it          

PS: i really couldnt think of any better combo of smileyes then that  regarding my thoughts to a tacoma with a 302 in it.

  I could think of something funny in doing the swap........ once you are done with the swap and are test driving your truck, you hear a funny little clicking noise as you drive down the street.  

[Crawler677 [OP]]

I could think of something funny in doing the swap........ once you are done with the swap and are test driving your truck, you hear a funny little clicking noise as you drive down the street.

i was aiming at putting in a tranny designed for the 302, not just using an adapter to mate a 302 to the stock tranny, i was also looking at using a chevy 350 and a TH350 tranny,    although for now, i just hope my tranny isnt going 

[V-Man]

i was aiming at putting in a tranny designed for the 302, not just using an adapter to mate a 302 to the stock tranny, i was also looking at using a chevy 350 and a TH350 tranny,    although for now, i just hope my tranny isnt going 

  The turbo 350 is a good tranny.. I would go with a 327 in the tacoma.. That's a 302 with 350 heads, cheap horse power, lots of snap when you need it.. Great little engine, with high power to weight ratio...Not  great for large heavy trucks, but great in a ranger/S-10/tacoma size truck.

[Destruct O]

I have a 00 std Taco and it makes a squeaky clicky tick noise. My truck's clutch did not make any noise until I change the drivetrain fluids with royal purple synthetic gear oil and greased the driveshafts with Red Line CV-2 Synthetic grease like there was no tommorow that is when the squeaky clicky clucth came into play, on the other hand the violent clunk went away that was there when shifting between gears 4 and 5 at 3,000 rpms. The noise stops when you put a little pressure on the clutch pedal. Took it to a transmission specalist and she took it out for a test drive and said the clucth feels fine and it does not sound like the throw out or pilot bearing, she said it sounded like it is coming form underneath the dash we went back to the shop and she greased the clutch pedal assembley and it went away for about 5 minutes. When she took it out for a 2nd test drive it came back. She was dumbfounded she said, the only way for her to really see whats going on is she is going to have to pull the transmission out to look at it. I told her I will have to wait until I get some money.

[RockSlayer]

  The turbo 350 is a good tranny.. I would go with a 327 in the tacoma.. That's a 302 with 350 heads, cheap horse power, lots of snap when you need it.. Great little engine, with high power to weight ratio...Not  great for large heavy trucks, but great in a ranger/S-10/tacoma size truck.


I believe a Chevy 302 is a 283 crankshaft put into a 350, so that you have a big bore, short stroke  that would give you some quick revs and some top end power. Not a torque monster. But, if you build it right, ( and throw a lot of money at it) you can get 10,000 rpms out of it.

[V-Man]

  The turbo 350 is a good tranny.. I would go with a 327 in the tacoma.. That's a 302 with 350 heads, cheap horse power, lots of snap when you need it.. Great little engine, with high power to weight ratio...Not  great for large heavy trucks, but great in a ranger/S-10/tacoma size truck.


I believe a Chevy 302 is a 283 crankshaft put into a 350, so that you have a big bore, short stroke  that would give you some quick revs and some top end power. Not a torque monster. But, if you build it right, ( and throw a lot of money at it) you can get 10,000 rpms out of it.

  that's ok, I got the head to block thing drawkcab.. It should be 302 heads on a 350 block.. Higher compression.