Weird clutch noise, any ideas?

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
08/22/2015 at 14:22 • Filed to: None

I just went outside and did three things to my Honda: took off the rattling exhaust heat shield, tightened up a loose clutch slave cylinder mounting bolt, and put the rubber boot for the clutch slave back in place (keeps detrius out from the clutch). Now my car makes weird noises. With the clutch out there is a whirring at higher RPMs, and with the clutch in there is a persistant whirring. It sounds like a combination of a fake turbo whistle and the Jetsons car. Annoying as hell. Any thoughts?

DISCUSSION (16)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 14:25

Car’s broken, time for a new one.

Steve in Manhattan > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 14:26

Not sure about the noise, but make sure and replace the heat shield. You’ll toast the carpeting.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
08/22/2015 at 14:26

I have $10. Any thoughts?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 14:27

Throw out bearing

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Steve in Manhattan
08/22/2015 at 14:27

This is the engine bay heat shield. For 90% of its life this car had aftermarket exhaust with no heatshields what-so-ever and did alright, so I should be fine doing so with the stock exhaust. My shift knob does get a bit warm after a while after an autocross cone removed my rear-ward heat shield.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/22/2015 at 14:29

Isn’t that supposed to go away when you release the clutch? This happens with the clutched engaged as well as when it’s disengaged, and when it’s engaged in neutral. Only thing that changes is the RPMs that it happens at.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 14:33

I'm pretty sure it can make noise engaged too but I could be wrong.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/22/2015 at 14:35

The annoying thing is there is absolutely no reason for this to just now happen like this. Fix one noise on my car, and a worse one pops up. Fantastic.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 14:38

Cars are assholes like that. I have a phantom high pitched noise at 70mph and I can't for the life of me track it down.

Brickman > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/22/2015 at 14:43

Yes, the bearing is in contact with the pressure plate at all times. Under pressure when it pushes against the pressure plate fingers and can make a whirling / rattling noise. Happened to my S10. Fun times :D

Kinja'd!!!

Steve in Manhattan > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 15:26

Matchbox?

davedave1111 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 15:35

Is the clutch slipping now?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > davedave1111
08/22/2015 at 18:45

Nope. I backed out one of the bolts holding the slave cylinder to the transmission and that fixed it. I am so confused.

wafflesnfalafel > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/22/2015 at 22:58

$5 its the throwout bearing starting to go - I’ve had two go, a 1970 VW and a 1990 Nissan Hardbody - they sound weird, high pitched screechy.

davedave1111 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/23/2015 at 05:31

I haven’t really thought this through, but I wondered if maybe moving the slave cylinder slightly was altering the hydraulic pressure somehow, causing the clutch to be misadjusted and so not lock up properly.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > davedave1111
08/23/2015 at 11:10

That’s my best guess. I think the fork might be slightly bent. Either way, it works so I’m not going to worry about it.