Transaxle Noises
Question:
Give me more info on the noise. I’m known worldwide as "D" tranny guru, 88-00 SOHC Civic D series motor/trannys. First quick guess is the ISB (input shaft bearing) wore out. About $35 in parts, I charge $50 to do the work, IF you remove the tranny, and WIS is not close!!!!!!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hey, > I hear an odd noise sometimes as I release the clutch and engage 1st > gear on my ‘91 Civic Si on what I believe to be dry pavement. The > quality of my clutch release seems to be closer to ‘correct’, as opposed > to either too fast or too slow when it happens, but thats a rough > observation. I guess it sounds similair to the noise my car makes > sometimes when my my tires spin on snow and ice. It is a sort of ‘whirr’ > sound, maybe comparable to the noise that my car would make in reverse. > It is brief when I hear it; definitely less than a second, and I don’t > think I’ve heard it in the summertime (Wisconsin, USA). Is this anything > to worry about? It doesn’t happen everytime I drive, or only when its > extremely cold. The car has ~140k miles on what I assume is the original > clutch. > Mark
Response:
My experience with funky noises and the clutch were the damping springs came loose and were banging on the flywheel bolts. The clutch finally started slipping and was replaced. -Pete – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hey, > I hear an odd noise sometimes as I release the clutch and engage 1st > gear on my ‘91 Civic Si on what I believe to be dry pavement. The > quality of my clutch release seems to be closer to ‘correct’, as opposed > to either too fast or too slow when it happens, but thats a rough > observation. I guess it sounds similair to the noise my car makes > sometimes when my my tires spin on snow and ice. It is a sort of ‘whirr’ > sound, maybe comparable to the noise that my car would make in reverse. > It is brief when I hear it; definitely less than a second, and I don’t > think I’ve heard it in the summertime (Wisconsin, USA). Is this anything > to worry about? It doesn’t happen everytime I drive, or only when its > extremely cold. The car has ~140k miles on what I assume is the original > clutch. > Mark
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Mista Bone, I just thought of a condition that may have to be present when I hear the noise. I think I hear it when my steering is at an extreme, like when I’m sitting in a median and then pulling out, or starting off from a stop sign onto a wide avenue. Its a mechanical sounding noise. Maybe I can try to record it sometime. I got a ‘91 DX Civic for few years ago for free when it had 180k. A bearing in the tranny was bad. I forget which bearing does what, but I was told it was not the throwout. The tranny made a loud noise the whole time I had the car whenever the clutch was NOT engaged, even just sitting in neutral. I was able to take it to over 200k before the clutch got really bad. The noise in my car now is somewhat similair, but much quieter. The car was getting really rusty and had not been maintained the best during it’s life, so it wasn’t really worth it to fix it. The engine still seemed solid, and didn’t eat that much oil. I also knew less about car mechanics then. I’ve never done a clutch job, and may consider one this summer. I’ve got the Helm manual, but will probably start looking for good internet pages too. Is there anything in the RAMH FAQ that Tegger maintains? I think I’d be comfortable getting to the tranny and dropping it if necessary. I don’t know if it would be smart do do the actual clutch work myself. I know a really good Toyota mechanic who could maybe come help me out just for that portion of the job. I’d like to be comfortable taking the car on longer (>500 mile) trips. I might try to go road tripping and camping out west this summer and I think I’d need to drive my car. I trust the engine a lot, but I wouldn’t mind doing the clutch. Mark – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Give me more info on the noise. I’m known worldwide as "D" tranny guru, > 88-00 SOHC Civic D series motor/trannys. > First quick guess is the ISB (input shaft bearing) wore out. About $35 in > parts, I charge $50 to do the work, IF you remove the tranny, and WIS is not > close!!!!!! >Hey, >I hear an odd noise sometimes as I release the clutch and engage 1st >gear on my ‘91 Civic Si on what I believe to be dry pavement. The >quality of my clutch release seems to be closer to ‘correct’, as opposed >to either too fast or too slow when it happens, but thats a rough >observation. I guess it sounds similair to the noise my car makes >sometimes when my my tires spin on snow and ice. It is a sort of ‘whirr’ >sound, maybe comparable to the noise that my car would make in reverse. >It is brief when I hear it; definitely less than a second, and I don’t >think I’ve heard it in the summertime (Wisconsin, USA). Is this anything >to worry about? It doesn’t happen everytime I drive, or only when its >extremely cold. The car has ~140k miles on what I assume is the original >clutch. >Mark
Response:
Hey, I hear an odd noise sometimes as I release the clutch and engage 1st gear on my ‘91 Civic Si on what I believe to be dry pavement. The quality of my clutch release seems to be closer to ‘correct’, as opposed to either too fast or too slow when it happens, but thats a rough observation. I guess it sounds similair to the noise my car makes sometimes when my my tires spin on snow and ice. It is a sort of ‘whirr’ sound, maybe comparable to the noise that my car would make in reverse. It is brief when I hear it; definitely less than a second, and I don’t think I’ve heard it in the summertime (Wisconsin, USA). Is this anything to worry about? It doesn’t happen everytime I drive, or only when its extremely cold. The car has ~140k miles on what I assume is the original clutch. Mark
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