Hi,

Well I got over my difficulty going in gear 1st and 2nd gear now I'm discovering my M3 drivetrain makes noise when I switch gear while I have my foot on the clutch.

This is most evident when the car rolls by itself at low speed and while I have my foot on clutch I move the gears from 1.2.3.4 and back.

I ve read about a clunk sound when you go in 2nd gear but the tread didnt mention where it came from. I suppose the were talking about a clunk in the handle of the gear handle.. I have that to. My clunk sound comes from the back seat.. and I suppose its form the drivetrain.

Please dont tell me its normal... Doesnt sound like normal for an refined BMW.

Thanks,

Dave :eyes1 :atom

It's the M Clunk... and it's very normal.

mine does it only at slow speeds.... sometimes in 2nd but mostly in 1st

Me too, well for 1st to 2nd. my dad didnt believe me so thought i was just crazy, guess im not. Do any of you find the 1st to 2nd shift difficult? if i pull straight down i gett a little fight from the gate going to reverse, i just let it guide itself like i should but if u guys pulll straight down from 1st to 2nd does it hang up a little bit?

Yup I notice that difficulty going in from 1 to 2.

I m thinking from this that having a not too smooth transmission is quite a normal thing.. knowing that theres 333 HP hooked to it. I m sure porsche or ferrari transmission is no better than the M3.
Just that the people with these 150-300k cars know and expect these car to behave like that... hence accept it and master to manage with it.

I notice something funny also today. when I high rev to 5000 rpm and switch with good timing of clutch and throttle I get smoother switch from1 to 2.

I m getting a grind feeling from 2 into 3. With the high re again and right timing again I get less of the grinding.

Quite a good reason to drive faster.

Dave

Remember... it's a sports car. The faser you drive it, the better it is :evil2