Tranny about to detonate?, sounds like rolling marbles...lol Options

[gt_driFFter]

Hey guys, I recently aqcuired a 94 celica gt for FREE. It's got the 2.2 motor and it's got a manual transmission. It also has nearly 250k miles! Oh well, like i said, it was free. For nearly a quarter of a million miles, this car is in great shape. Besides an oil leak, the only thing wrong with this vehicle is the transmission. When I don't have the clutch pressed in, it makes this horribly loud rattling noise that sounds like I have marbles rolling around in my transmission. The sound goes away when I press the clutch in. This made me think it might be the throwout bearing, does that sound right? Also, first gear is really f*ckin hard to shift into, and I can't even shift into 5th because it just slips out.
I want to upgrade with performance parts but I'm afraid that the whole tranny might just be done for, with 250k on it.
Suggestions?

Thanks,
-Josh

This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Nov 30, 2004 - 12:04 AM

[bufferdan]

The noise is your throwout bearing... 5th gear sounds like its about dead if not already. The only way to fix the sound would be to replace the throwout bearing and then you ought to replace the clutch also..but being that 5th gear is dead too i would rebuild or put another tranny in

Anyways, The cheapest way to go about this is to change the tranny fluid out with some fresh stuff...try some pennzoil synchromesh, see if that helps your 5th gear at all....and just put up with the throwout bearing noise