Yellow03Z06

When I turn the car off with it in neutral, I hear a loud rattle from under. The previous owner told me to hold down the clutch when I shut down, but it still makes a bit of a noise. This worried me so I took it to the dealer. They are going to replace the torque tube. Is this normal or did the previous owner have a heavy foot. The car only has 9,800 miles. Thanks for your input guys.

btw...here's a coupla pics of my toys

boss95z

http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showt...ht=loud+rattle

robertpel9

you will probably also notice that when you are stopped at a light and put it in neutral and take your foot off the clutch it will rattle as well. Push the clutch in and it goes away.

It sucks but its normal. I always just keep the clutch pushed in when i shut her down

Richie Carbone

It's just the throw out bearing, all six speeds make that noise. Perfectly normal.

MikeNMaxZO6

It's called the C-5 rattle!

Shylor

Normal but then again if you did your research before buying, you would have known this.

GeorgeZNJ

shift into reverse before shutting down, no more rattle

Yellow03Z06

So is the torque tube bit b.s? I didn't think it was major becuase the car runs fine. But hey, if I'm getting a torque tube out of it. At least it's still covered.

BlackOps

True enough, Yellow, but why fix it if it isn't broke? Did you find another car to compare your rattle with? Might be worth it to find out your car is going to sound the same after the dealer "fixes" it.

Whatever you decide, good luck.

Don

DRKCYDE

And here I just thought I had a loose exhaust.

TheDVS1

The rattle is normal! I wouldn't let the dealer touch your car. No telling what they'll screw-up.

l2vette

Yellow03Z06

Now I'm begining to worry. Although it's supposedly covered under warranty but the guy said the torque tube would get rid of the noise. I take it some of you have had bad experiences with the dealer.

Ebbsnflows

Damn, I thought my car was the only one that did that. It really is kind of embarrassing at traffic lights. Its so loud in the car I feel like people 2 lanes over can hear me rattling w/ their windows rolled up.

qball

Mine does the same thing, I'm glad its "normal"

J Z06

G ball, how's that red beast? You enjoying it?

SteveDoten

the 'rattle' is a topic in the owner's manual, i'm not being sarcastic, read it

robertpel9

One weird thing abou thte rqattle is that if you are at a light in Nueutral and its rattling try just pusing the shifter very slightly forward towards 3rd and it disappears. I dont both doing it regularly because that is probably worse than the rattle. Like everyone said its normal (at least normal as far as GM goes)

Z28STYLE23

put an x pipe on and all rattles will go away.

DRKCYDE

I guess it must be for every x-pipe but the Corsa.

Alex