2001 Accord coupe F23 5-speed.

OK, so I pulled the transmission to replace the throw-out bearing, which I failed to replace when I did the clutch/flywheel/pressure plate a few weeks back. Rookie mistake.

Now I start the car up the day after I put the transmission back in, and there was this stupid loud *tititititititit or tatatatata" noise, so I popped the hood and I couldn't tell where it was coming from. So I lightly push the clutch in, and the noise went away. Let the clutch out, and it came back. 10 minutes later the noise goes away.

2 days later it comes back, but ONLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SPEED, but once again, when you push the clutch in, the noise goes away.

I just checked under the car, to make sure all was tight, etc. Nothing stood out except for my front engine mount.

Any ideas here fellas??

 

Mine does the same thing, like a tat tat tat metal sqeel sound. I replaced my flywheel, clutch and throwout bearing and it started making that noise. Take a look at the clutch fork near the slave cylinder with the car running in neutral, mine is shaking and making noise, my guess is the ball stud that the fork rides on and/or the fork itself is worn. I even lubricated mine when I installed it.

 

Does the noise go away when you push the clutch in??

It only made the noise idling once, never again, just when making a left turn at speed now.

 

It's shaking too, is that normal??

 

Hello,
I had something like that happen after I pulled the auto trans from my LeBaron about 7 years ago. What caused it in my case was that the metal splash shield/ rock guard (that piece of metal that covers the flywheel/ clutch (or in my case Torque converter) was contacting the flywheel (it only took a slight bend to cause this)
Also I trust you made sure the clutch was tightly bolted?
Check to see the axles are not rubbing against anything
Good luck
L

 

Thanks, but why is it when I push the clutch in, the noise goes away??

 

Any others?

 

usually if you push in your clutch and the noise disappears it is the input shaft bearing. the whole tranny would need to be dissembled.

 

But the noise isn't consistent, and when the transmission was out, there was absolutely NO play in the input shaft itself.

 

The noise on mine goes away with just a tad of clutch pedal pressure, it still occurs during the free-play portion but if I push it in just barely past free-play and beyond, it stops. The shaking isn't normal, mine is shaking and chattering, the pedal pressure causes the slave to hold it still and go away. It has to be either the fork, fork retaining spring or the ball-stud that the fork rides on.

 

OK, is your stupid loud when the car is idling? Mine did that once, but again, when the clutch is pushed in just to where there is pressure, noise goes away.

But what about making a left turn at speed? Does your noise come back on too?

It doesn't make sense. Only does it now when making left turns at speed.

It only did it at idle once, and that's when the noise initially started.

 

did you grease the new barring before you installed it

 

Yes, using high temp Lithium grease or w/e it's called, just as my manual said.

 

A trick that I always use when replacing the clutch and T/O bearing is shim out the pivit ball that the clutch fork rides on. One or two flat washers behind it will tighten up the arm a little and lets the T/O bearing stay in contact with the pressure plate with out causing wear.

 

That is a freaking great idea. Was this just to compensate for wear in the pivot ball and the fork? If I take it apart, I'm going to just replace both. A little more into why and what this trick solves it what I'm getting at.