Linkage gone bad..
 

so i just got my Z back and they said that the Linkage in the shifter went bad. they cant get the part in until friday and i leave for boot camp for 3 months on monday lol. so it wont get fixed until january!! anyone know much about this or has it happened to them yet? it was makin a weird vibrating noise at about 4 grand and up...

Did you change shift knobs?

nope havent changed a thing completely stock.

Thats not good - How many miles do you have on the car? Do you clutch in all the way for your shifts?

Can you describe the sound? Mine also makes a vibrating sound at rpm higher than 4-5000 even with the clutch pushed in. It's more like the sound of quickly tapping of something plastic or rubber against metal.

GL in bootcamp yo.

your shift linkage might have come loose from all the damn vibration from the engine....should be an easy fix if thats the problem

yea man i would say that what ur describing sounds more like the noisy *** clutch we all have mine sounded more like a vibrator

12000 miles and yes i do clutch it all the way

yea see they took it apart but since the part wasnt in yet he couldnt get it fixed but i think he greased it and its not doin it anymore so idk but im still gettin it looked at agian when i get back

No no, it's the shifter. I'm very sure of it. The sound comes from somewhere near the base of the shifter, and it sounds as if something plastic is loose and is vibrating against the metal shaft of the shifter. I'd love to take the shifter apart and take a look at it but I read horror stories about attempting to unscrew the shift knob