If the noise seems to coast to a stop (like you observed) after you push in the clutch, it's probably a tranny bearing [:@]

 

I would assume that means taking the tranny apart then.

 

Yeah, you're probably looking at a tranny rebuild.

 

If you hear the 'speed' of the noise slowing down (even if it only takes 1/2 second) then its a tranny bearing.

The idea is that when you press the clutch pedal, the throw-out bearing never changes the speed at which it's spinning. A loose noisy throw-out bearing will get quiet when it's loaded, but it's still spinning the same speed.

 

Ok, so any suggestions on what to do with the bad tranny bearing? Replace with a used tranny? I'm sellling the car and don't want to sell it with the noisey bearing.

 

if you plan on selling the car install a used tranny....while out, i would reccomend that you look at the clutch if more than 50% left , just install a new clutch bearing and axle seals

 

Sounds good. I'll probably pick up a used tranny and just swap em. The clutch is still good, lots of life left in it.
What would cause the tranny to go...and what is the recommended fluid that most people should use in the manual transmission?

 

on a manual tranny use engine oil 10w-30 or 10w 40 ..and do not forget to replace the axle seals , if tranny has been sitting for a long time they might leak once you put it all together . it is much easier to replace those seals with tranny off the car

 

Low fluid, wrong type of fluid, possibly never changing the fluid. Most likely something to do with the fluid.

My dad is bad with trannys. He's the kind of guy who thinks it is ridiculous to change the fluid since the metal particles from the gears and such "hold" the transmission together. Riggght.

 

Anyone experienced with replacing a manual tranny on a 5th gen. accord? How much is involved?