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Skant
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I just purchased an LT4 CE from a GM dealership in Colma, CA on Friday. It's my first Corvette, and I'm quite excited about it.
The car seems to be in very good shape except for two things. The simple one is that the cruise control does not operate.
The one I'm more concerned about, however, is that the transmission makes a whirring/whining noise when you let the clutch out in neutral. When you push the clutch in, the sound slows to a stop in 2-3 seconds.
It's not extremely loud or anything, but it is noticable. To my understanding, this would mean that the input or thrust bearing is near death.
However, I've never owned anything quite like this 6 speed before. And I've heard lots of tell that it's just plain noisy. Searching through the forums and reading the FAQ on that rebuilder guy's website seems to indicate that this particular noise is not supposed to happen?
Drivingwise, it all 'feels' perfect to me. It's not having problem getting into any gears or anything like that (other than the annoying forced 1st->4th thing... I must purchase the bypass for that immediately).
Is this a problem I need to worry about? If it's just noise, I'm really not too concerned about it. But if it means that the input bearing is going to spill its guts into the transmission, that's concerning...
It is a GM certified 'pre-owned' car. It has a 1 month/1000 mile power train warranty on it (no deductable). Plus I purchased a 4 year/36000 extended power train warranty for it ($200 deductable).
I want to know what I'm talking about before I talk to them about it. Because I envision talking to a brick wall about a noise the car is making that hasn't affected its operation at all yet.
I guess what I'm most concerned about is having the tranny self destruct in a few months and then having them refuse to fix it under my 4 year warranty because they claim I abused it or something. I don't know if that's a realistic concern though.
I wish I had figured out about that noise during the test drive before I purchased it... but there's just so many sights and sounds and gadgets in this thing, I was just overwhelmed.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice!
- Skant
The car seems to be in very good shape except for two things. The simple one is that the cruise control does not operate.
The one I'm more concerned about, however, is that the transmission makes a whirring/whining noise when you let the clutch out in neutral. When you push the clutch in, the sound slows to a stop in 2-3 seconds.
It's not extremely loud or anything, but it is noticable. To my understanding, this would mean that the input or thrust bearing is near death.
However, I've never owned anything quite like this 6 speed before. And I've heard lots of tell that it's just plain noisy. Searching through the forums and reading the FAQ on that rebuilder guy's website seems to indicate that this particular noise is not supposed to happen?
Drivingwise, it all 'feels' perfect to me. It's not having problem getting into any gears or anything like that (other than the annoying forced 1st->4th thing... I must purchase the bypass for that immediately).
Is this a problem I need to worry about? If it's just noise, I'm really not too concerned about it. But if it means that the input bearing is going to spill its guts into the transmission, that's concerning...
It is a GM certified 'pre-owned' car. It has a 1 month/1000 mile power train warranty on it (no deductable). Plus I purchased a 4 year/36000 extended power train warranty for it ($200 deductable).
I want to know what I'm talking about before I talk to them about it. Because I envision talking to a brick wall about a noise the car is making that hasn't affected its operation at all yet.
I guess what I'm most concerned about is having the tranny self destruct in a few months and then having them refuse to fix it under my 4 year warranty because they claim I abused it or something. I don't know if that's a realistic concern though.
I wish I had figured out about that noise during the test drive before I purchased it... but there's just so many sights and sounds and gadgets in this thing, I was just overwhelmed.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice!
- Skant
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