Odd Clutch Noise

iTech · 09-12-2013, 11:01 PM

After the car is warmed up and driven around the block, I get a weird clutch noise when I depress or engage the clutch. It sounds a bit like like a spring that's going bad.

Also, the clutch has been rather jerky in Reverse, 1st, and 2nd gear. It's as if the clutch is engaging wrong. I had the clutch changed in March 2012 so it shouldn't be that.

I'll try to get a video of the clutch noise but in the meantime here is a video of the engine at idle if that helps clue anything in:

Clutch Sound:

gunnerxq · 09-13-2013, 10:15 AM

How many miles and what noise are you exactly talking about? From what I can tell everything sounds normal including the ticking.

RupertPupkin · 09-13-2013, 10:29 AM

Did they replace your flywheel when they did your clutch? Hope you aren't about to experience what I just had. I had noises like that and a slipping on cold mornings from dead stops, the flywheel was failing and then did fail. (exploded)

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=879563

iTech · 09-26-2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnerxq

How many miles and what noise are you exactly talking about? From what I can tell everything sounds normal including the ticking.

67000 miles. I update the post with the clutch noise with the engine off. I'm getting a lot more vibration now when engaging the clutch in neutral.

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Originally Posted by RupertPupkin

Did they replace your flywheel when they did your clutch? Hope you aren't about to experience what I just had. I had noises like that and a slipping on cold mornings from dead stops, the flywheel was failing and then did fail. (exploded)

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=879563

Nope, they only changed the clutch.

SflBimmer8484 · 09-26-2013, 04:29 PM

you hear the noise in N and when you press the clutch it goes away?

iTech · 09-26-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew@ActiveAutowerke

you hear the noise in N and when you press the clutch it goes away?

Happens both in gear and in neutral.

e90pilot · 09-28-2013, 12:52 PM

Mine does the same thing. I have 207k mi on the original clutch. It's clutch material getting on the throw out bearing. It also could be a dry clutch pedal bushing since you mentioned that your clutch pedal feels gritty. You can get some dry graphite and squirt some where the clutch pedal hinges.

iTech · 10-01-2013, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by e90pilot

Mine does the same thing. I have 207k mi on the original clutch. It's clutch material getting on the throw out bearing. It also could be a dry clutch pedal bushing since you mentioned that your clutch pedal feels gritty. You can get some dry graphite and squirt some where the clutch pedal hinges.

I'll give that a shot, thanks.

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