I have recently noticed a rattle-knocking noise coming from my d civic. After putting it on my hoist I have pinned it down to the bell housing, I think. The noise only happens when when holding rev's at about 2500-4000 and/or during acceleration. It seems to happen whether the clutch is depressed or not, but that seems to be the direction my instincts are taking me. I dropped the tranny and pulled the clutch to look for obvious clutch or bearing problems and not sure if I have found the problem. The clutch disc has two springs and 4 rollers (?). All 6 pieces seem to have a little bit of play/movement, from what I know that isn't normal but not sure if that would cause my problem. The clutch plate isn't in the best of shape so I plan on replacing it, but before I put everything back together to find out if that's the solution, I am seeking advice. The flywheel seems to be snug but not sure how far to pursue checking crank bearings and so forth. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Modified by elmoz70 at 3:39 PM 10/24/2007