Re: 2006 Mustang GT grinding noise (transmission??)


"Backyard Mechanic" <pettyfog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> bellutta@xxxxxxxxx wrote in news:1127925229.507876.247560
> @g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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>> After two months of waiting I got my new 2006 Mustang GT a couple of
>> weeks ago. It is a _manual transmission_, and from day one I am
>> hearing a grinding noise under certain conditions that makes me very
>> uncomfortable. These are my observations:
>
>> 8) in any gear whith the clutch depressed or not
>>
>
> Like Big Al says... if it does this sitting still, and #8... that rules
> out
> the trans. It isnt turning.
>
> And judging from the OTHER factors, it isnt the clutch or pilot, either.
>
> That leaves the engine.
>

Or a catalytic converter or muffler.

Al


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