I got crickets in my transmission!

HondaLuver83 · Feb 7, 2010

Yes, you heard right. The typical cricket sounds coming from your manual transmission when your clutch is not engaged. It started 2 months ago, today I just tightened the clutch pedal a tad and it went away for now....

I only have 3,500 miles on my trans swap, the clutch is running great. Is this a typical throw out bearing problem or something else? Like a clutch fork or something?

I need to know if I should keep driving my car, or pull the tranny out and see whats up.

Chime in guys, I need help deciding and advice. :usa:

1NonlyAccord · Feb 7, 2010

happens when the clutch is NOT engaged? Mine happens when Im releasing it with equal or less gas my squeals..Took it to the shop who did my stage3 install and said its perfectly normal.so i gotta deal with my car squeaking till i burn a brand new clutch up. :furious:

finch13 · Feb 7, 2010

Probably the pilot bushing in the flywheel. It keeps the input shaft of the tranny from walking around and it's not a bearing. I would just deal with it and replace the flywheel next time you do a clutch.

Lube everything! Clutch fork, TO bearing face, input shaft splines for clutch disc to slide on, input shaft nose and pilot bushing hole. My personal favorite is Bendix CeramLub and I'm fairly certain it's the same lube they send with ACT clutch kits.

BlkCurrantKord · Feb 7, 2010

Here my friends called me nuts for lubing every bolt I take out and put back in...

HondaLuver83 · Feb 7, 2010

The flywheel they said its brand new. Is it going to damage the input shaft if I keep driving? Currently there is no sound.

BlkCurrantKord said:
Here my friends called me nuts for lubing every bolt I take out and put back in...

Yeah, it's a smart thing to do.

BlkCurrantKord · Feb 7, 2010

Get some iguanas. They like crickets.

chrismister2k1 · Feb 7, 2010

Most likely it the throw out bearing I got the same noise when I used to have my prelude. I wouldn't recommed driving like that because I did and the clutch ended up gettin messed up but since u said it stopped since u tightened it just wait and it the noise comes back the take the tranny out

HondaLuver83 · Feb 8, 2010

BlkCurrantKord said:
Get some iguanas. They like crickets.

I might be able to get some baby ones down the hole where the fork goes in.

finch13 · Feb 10, 2010

HondaLuver83 said:
The flywheel they said its brand new. Is it going to damage the input shaft if I keep driving? Currently there is no sound.

It shouldn't, but if you're capable it would be smarter to take a weekend and do it right.

HondaLuver83 · Feb 11, 2010

finch13 said:
It shouldn't, but if you're capable it would be smarter to take a weekend and do it right.

I was gonna do it when I get around to it. I only drive the accord like 400 miles a month to work and back. Im busy with my other car and a warped head.

None the less, thanks for the advice guys :thumbsup: