Ive got a new noise....the whistling I previosly posted is gone...Thanks Jan, it was the pcv, beer.....

I think I have developed dome clutch chatter and I want to get rid of it. All I can describe it as is a ringing when the clutch is engaged. It gets louder when accelerated under load.

Is this common and how do I get rid of it?

thanks
Dev

 

Wow that's a new one on me. Did you check your Fluid and make sure it's full. Is the clutch slipping at all?

 

Fluid is full..and there is no cluch slip.

 

I wouldn't call your problem clutch chatter. Clutch chatter is generally when the pressure plate is weakend and instead of engaging smoothly when grabbing the clutch disk it skips repeatedly causing a vibration when engaging.

Your problem sounds more like the one I've got. Not sure exactly since I haven't heard yours, but mine has been described as input shaft noise. That requires a tranny rebuild to fix. Let's hope it's not that.

 

.....now scared :shock:

Input shaft noise!! Did it sound a bit like you are running a brake caliper around a disk brake without a pad...only much quiter? And did it go away when you pressed in the clutch?

Dev

 

Similar. Yep, goes away when clutch is depressed.

If you figure out what yours is and it doesn't require a rebuild, please let me know!

 

yeah, no problem

 

First, How many miles due you have on that clutch and does it go into gear smooth or do you have to baby/force it in gear, because I experienced the same thing with the chatter when shifting gears. So, I took it to South Coast Acura and they test drove my car and the tech couldn't get my car to go into 3rd gear. As a result, from the tech's opinion. It was most likely my clutch needs to be replace and not the trans, since the problem use not gears, but getting it in gear. After, replacing my clutch and flywheel. The car is driving like how I first drove her.

Cal

 

B-ITR...The clutch has 30,000 on it, it's a stock clutch and Im pretty nice to it. It doesnt feel like clutch slip at all..the clutch responds very well.

Going into gear is not an issue, I have zipped the gears once but they did not engage.

Apparently I am not experiencing chatter...just more noise than anything. Nothing seems out of line as far as performance goes..

:roll: I wish I had a microphone to record the sound...

Dev

 

sounds like a throw bearing problem. I had the same problem with my FD3. Wnet away after the throw bearings were replaced.

Bombayite