Hey guys,

This doesn't happen too often. Thankfully!

What happens basically is this: I come to a stop. When I put it in first, I let off the brake and press lightly on the gas while letting the clutch out... Sometimes the front makes a weird eeeeerrrkkk type of sound, as if metal on metal or something.

this doesn't happen tooo often. It's hapenned 2 or 3 times in the last couple months.

Anyone have an idea what could be the cause?

Brakes not disengaging fast enough, even though I haven't had my foot on the brake for atleast a second or so? Clutch problem?

Curious if anyone has experienced this problem before.

Thanks

 

If it happens only when youve got the foot on clutch it could be your throw out bearing.

 

I still can't really tell from searches I've done...does a bad throwout bearing usually cause some vibration-type feel in the clutch pedal? My noise is only at a certain point of disengagement in the clutch (almost instantly before the release point) - it's more of a rumble than an "eeeeerrrrrk" though.

I can sit there and hold the clutch/gas at the same points and let it rumble & vibrate the pedal until I lift off the clutch a little more. I always thought my t/o bearing was shot. Multiplexor - can you do this, or does the noise happen real quick & go away?

 

Hmm i'll have to check next time it creeps up on me. the last time i let off the clutch slowly, I only heard a noise, no rumbling or anything. I made sure to let off extra slowly and didn't press on the gas. Once the clutch engaged fully, the sound went away.

 

I think you are experiencing "clutch groan" which is common with the OEM clutch. Only happens with 1st gear(occasionally reverse) and not all the time. Do a search on "groan" and you should see a lot of entries. As long as you don't here it in higher gears, you are fine. Aftermarket clutches usually don't have this groan.

 

my car does the same thing in 1st gear and reverse most of the time in the moring what the hell is it??? its normal?? i would like info too.

 

Mine does the same thing. Kinda annoying....

 

you know you can get banned for bumping old fragile threads right...

 

Bumping threads that were lasted posted in 2002. Kinda annoying....