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AKADriver · 11-05-2002, 08:32 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (tnord @ Mar. 08 2002,7:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">how about this......sometimes, when i'm in neutral with the clutch out i'll get the same diesel truck sound, but when i push the clutch in it goes away.......any ideas?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Try this...  Go as fast as you can in first gear then clutch in and hold it.  I bet you'll hear the same grinding sound, but higher pitch, and the pitch will drop as the car coasts down.  My car does this.  It's actually making the noise whenever the transmission input shaft is spinning, but you don't notice it when the car is moving because of tire noise and engine noise.

I'm hoping it's just the throwout bearing and not something really expensive.

11-05-2002, 08:32 AM	#9
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1)	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (tnord @ Mar. 08 2002,7:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">how about this......sometimes, when i'm in neutral with the clutch out i'll get the same diesel truck sound, but when i push the clutch in it goes away.......any ideas?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Try this...  Go as fast as you can in first gear then clutch in and hold it.  I bet you'll hear the same grinding sound, but higher pitch, and the pitch will drop as the car coasts down.  My car does this.  It's actually making the noise whenever the transmission input shaft is spinning, but you don't notice it when the car is moving because of tire noise and engine noise. I'm hoping it's just the throwout bearing and not something really expensive.