Normal Sound?

My car is an 05 with 43K on the clock, whenever I shift up I hear a kinda of a clunk sound when moving the shifter to the next gear (usually from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd). Is a that a normal manual transmission sound? Before the flaming begins, this is my first manual transmission vehicle I've owned. Any thoughts or words of wisdom would be appreciated. I would post a sound clip but I'm currently out of the country and just trying to think of a laundry list of things to address when I get home in a few months.. Thanks

My car makes a "clunk" on occasion when I'm shifting from 1st to 2nd. I'd say it's pretty normal.

Usually the the sounds seems to come right from underneath the gear box, I was thinking there was a bearing or bushing going bad possibly.

at 43k miles should be fine. replace the trans fluid see if things smooth up.

Thanks Mango, when I leave here in January I plan on pretty much completing Inspection II even though it says I still have 7,000 miles left to go. The car hasn't been driven a whole lot this year so it'll be getting pampered when I get home. I guess theres one perk to deploying for a year, keeps the miles off the car

You can get a clunk from cracked differential mounting bushings. I believe that's observable without doing much work, but it's a fair amount of work to change them. Just a thought.

My ZHP does it too from 1st to 2nd. My guess is new diff bushings and tranny bushings will solve it.

Taught to me shift very very smoothly though

Originally Posted by Zell

My ZHP does it too from 1st to 2nd. My guess is new diff bushings and tranny bushings will solve it.

Taught to me shift very very smoothly though

I was also thinking it could be how much of the clutch pedal I'm pushing in.