So recently my car has been knocking. Ive checked the axels, boots, valves pretty much covered all the basics. It only knockes when its in neutral and the clutch is out. once the clutch is engauged the knocking stops. ive been reading through old threads and most knock when the clutch is engauged. any ideas guys? thanks

 

what clutch are you using and is a knock or a chatter

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by typer_696 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what clutch are you using and is a knock or a chatter</TD></TR></TABLE>
its a ACT 6 puck. its not clutch chatter its an actual knock

 

check the motor mounts and the header bottom bracket

 

Exactly what I was thinking Casey.

That clutch you have is a bit notchy (I would know), and there's a good chance you jarred/shocked a motor mount loose. Or broke the mounting bolts on the driver side mount.

 

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Byarrr... I think my R might be doing this too - I don't know if I'm just over-sensitive due to past problems, or if it's just that I don't know how to tell the sound difference between "knock" and "chatter". I, too, have an ACT clutch, and had one prior to this one (new one is only 1600 miles old). Not trying to thread jack or anything.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GO-FIGHT-KILL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Exactly what I was thinking Casey.

That clutch you have is a bit notchy (I would know), and there's a good chance you jarred/shocked a motor mount loose. Or broke the mounting bolts on the driver side mount.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Could it be the throwout bearing?

 

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Byarrr... I think my R might be doing this too - I don't know if I'm just over-sensitive due to past problems, or if it's just that I don't know how to tell the sound difference between "knock" and "chatter". I, too, have an ACT clutch, and had one prior to this one (new one is only 1600 miles old). Not trying to thread jack or anything.

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Hate to say it, but it's very likely. I had a Civic with a Type-R engine, with an unsprung ACT 6 puck/ACT XTREME pressure plate. The previous owner of the car ripped on it constantly, and thought wheel hop was funny, apparently. When the engine was pulled, it was barely hanging in there, all of the mounts had broken bolts, that luckily turned out no problem, with a screw driver and a hammer.

 

thanks guys im gonna look into this more indepth tonight. The driver side mount is good. so is the tranny mount. well see what turns up

 

Cracked flywheel is always something to look for, although not common in Honda's.

It's common on many high performance cars with manual transmissions and the symptoms are the same you described.

 

could most definitely be the clutch Tony, I've seen ACT's come apart multiple times..... GL and let us know

 

Any resolution to this? I am experiencing a similar issue.