6 speed clutch rattle?
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6 speed clutch rattle?
My 03 c320 clutch is making a rattling sound today.
Heres what it is happening. No gear selected clutch out or partially out = rattle noise. Clutch all the way in = no noise. In gear = no noise from clutch.
Any ideas?
Heres what it is happening. No gear selected clutch out or partially out = rattle noise. Clutch all the way in = no noise. In gear = no noise from clutch.
Any ideas?
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Yes, sounds like a bad throw-out bearing. Now matter how you look at it, you have to drop the tranny, at that point, you might as well replace the clutch, throw-out bearing, pressure plate, turn or replace the flywheel. I made the mistake once of just getting the one thing that was broken fixed in my tranny and a month later it had to come out a again so what could have been a $50 part turned into a $350 repair. What causes this to go out is riding the clutch but if you prefer to blame the car, it can be caused by improper adjustment and misalignment.
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Thanks for the replys.
Today it didn't seem to make the noise like yesterday.
I got this car about 6 months ago used with 59k on it. So I don't know how it was driven previously though.
I am a vetran stick shift driver with over 300k on stick.
I looked up the price of clutch kits and only ones I could find were 800+. Seemed a bit on the high side of things.
Anyone ever get theirs replaced?
When I sold my e36 it had 163k on the original clutch with no signs of slipping at all.
Today it didn't seem to make the noise like yesterday.
I got this car about 6 months ago used with 59k on it. So I don't know how it was driven previously though.
I am a vetran stick shift driver with over 300k on stick.
I looked up the price of clutch kits and only ones I could find were 800+. Seemed a bit on the high side of things.
Anyone ever get theirs replaced?
When I sold my e36 it had 163k on the original clutch with no signs of slipping at all.
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I looked up the price of clutch kits and only ones I could find were 800+. Seemed a bit on the high side of things.
Anyone ever get theirs replaced?
When I sold my e36 it had 163k on the original clutch with no signs of slipping at all.
Anyone ever get theirs replaced?
When I sold my e36 it had 163k on the original clutch with no signs of slipping at all.
How many miles is 163k?
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The MB throwout bearing is $214 list price, pressure plate is $565 for C230 or $276 for the C240 (they never made a C320 manual trans car in 2003), clutch is $320. You can probably get 20-25% off on parts online.
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Thanks for the replys.
Today it didn't seem to make the noise like yesterday.
I got this car about 6 months ago used with 59k on it. So I don't know how it was driven previously though.
I am a veteran stick shift driver with over 300k on stick.
I looked up the price of clutch kits and only ones I could find were 800+. Seemed a bit on the high side of things.
Anyone ever get theirs replaced?
When I sold my e36 it had 163k on the original clutch with no signs of slipping at all.
Today it didn't seem to make the noise like yesterday.
I got this car about 6 months ago used with 59k on it. So I don't know how it was driven previously though.
I am a veteran stick shift driver with over 300k on stick.
I looked up the price of clutch kits and only ones I could find were 800+. Seemed a bit on the high side of things.
Anyone ever get theirs replaced?
When I sold my e36 it had 163k on the original clutch with no signs of slipping at all.
That's what i was gonna say. Blame the previous driver. :-p
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late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
Is this more noticeable when the transmission is thoroughly warm? It might just be good old layshaft rattle & not much to worry about. New primary shaft bearings & needle rollers might improve it but it might be nothing to worry about.
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It doesn't seem to do it all the time.
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How loud is it? I know this is difficult to describe
