VT Gen 3 6 speed bad gear noise

[stringer001]

Hi guys i recently bought a VT ss its got the 5.7 and 6 speed

when i take off there is a horriable grinding gear sound coming from the gearbox, it also makes a simmilar noise but a lot quieter when i change gears
I thought the issue might have been first gear but it does it taking off in second also, so now im wondering if its a throw out bearing or clutch pressure plate causing the horriable noise and alot of embarresment at the lights. (the sound really sounds like a crunching noise simmilar to the noise you hear when your starter motor and ring gear arnt meshing properly) if i take off extreemly slowly and carefully the noise is heaps quieter but you can still hear a slight noise if you listen carefully.

Any ideas? All help, ideas and oppinions aprreciated

Regards Stringer

[stringer001]

No ideas then?

[VL ALL THE WAY]

Sounds like you have a shattered bearing the cage for the bearing will be floating around it can do damage till it gets to dran plug (Magnetic) 1 of three places all being in gearbox.
If you have the skills it can be very cheap and not to hard if you take pictures i just jeep them in my head.
If shafts fall out make sure you don't force them back in.
Depending on bearing you might have to do a full rebuild

[stringer001]

Thanks for your reply VLalltheway

so it sounds to you like one of the bearings on one of the shafts and the box will need pulling out, stripping down and a bearing replaced?

[VL ALL THE WAY]

Start off with dropping the box feel thrust bearing for play/grinding if it's not that a strip down of the gearbox will needed.
My VL sounded like crap if i let the clutch out my mechanic mate thought it sounded like a frozen thrust bearing it ended up being a gearbox bearing.
I paid $50 for a thrust bearing that i didn't need and $20 for the gearbox one.
1st gear was loud 2nd a little quieter and so on through the gears as the shaft changes rotation speed with gear change.
Hope this helps let me know what the verdict is