C7 M7 owners
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C7 M7 owners
Do you get an occasional squeal sound when shifting in lower gears? Mine was doing it periodically last year and I was told the clutch pilot bearing was the issue, so I had that replaced. It still makes the squealing sound on occasion but not nearly as often. I have a '19 Stingray with approx. 40,000 miles.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
Last edited by Casper001; Jun 10, 2025 at 02:11 PM.
Burning Brakes
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My 2019 had the noise. Pronounced in 4th gear mostly. While in 3rd or 4th, press the clutch in & out. Do you hear the noise. I was told throw out bearing maybe, but I traded it before it could be diagnosed.
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Burning Brakes
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Do you get an occasional squeal sound when shifting in lower gears? Mine was doing it periodically last year and I was told the clutch pilot bearing was the issue, so I had that replaced. It still makes the squealing sound on occasion but not nearly as often. I have a '19 Stingray with approx. 40,000 miles.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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Do you get an occasional squeal sound when shifting in lower gears? Mine was doing it periodically last year and I was told the clutch pilot bearing was the issue, so I had that replaced. It still makes the squealing sound on occasion but not nearly as often. I have a '19 Stingray with approx. 40,000 miles.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
I posted about it here, is this what you are hearing? I haven’t done anyhing since it’s just intermittent at this time.
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Drifting
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I bought a 2017 Stingray M7 new and owned it 5 1/2 years. I never had a "squeak" from the clutch at all, but on a cold day it sometimes made a slight noise that came from the gearshift area when going from first to second gear. It disappeared after about a mile of driving.
Then again, I sold the car with around 16,000 miles in May of 2022. I didn't have enough miles on it for anything to go wrong. Best of luck to all of you C7 owners out there!!
