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Originally Posted by Dzmitry
Makes sense, shouldn't be any reason for shavings, at least you would hope not, otherwise you've got much bigger problems lol. It's definitely not you, as with everything you've described, you know what you're doing more or less on a manual. This car should be plenty forgiving too, I have had no issues whatsoever that you describe on hills. Ratio plays a role here, but as I said, it's pretty forgiving and you should not have any problems.
Sounds like you might be onto something with the clutch engagement thoughts. Very odd though that you would get such a loud, metal-like, crunching noise with a clutch problem. Or maybe I'm just not familiar enough with the potential sounds that could come out of that. @ Ultramaroon I forget if you're the one with some expertise on this subject and would be able to share any thoughts. If not, my apologies for thy summoning. |
Yes @
Ultramaroon was the one who suggested my initial description as being from the fluid change but it has since evolved so maybe he can way in. I also spoke to him when I did the adjustment. I linked to a video where you can hear it in my first post and somewhere near the end of the first page.
The part that is putting me off is, I find so many people having the exact same sound but nothing that I am experiencing is ticking every box. Could be suspension related but I am not having any other related symptoms. could be axle related but no clicking. Could be exhaust related but no loose bolts. Could be scraping but nothing is misaligned behind the brakes. Could be motor mounts... havent actually looked into that one yet... Found someone with a similar issue on another car and it ended up being the fuel pump and what they were hearing was coming from the engine. Could be a warn-out belt and what I am hearing is the tensioner but again, only on hills? Could be transmission but it only happens on hils and turns but although I can, I struggle to simulate it on flat ground. When it does happen on flat ground it is way less of an issue. No apparent leaks. I noticed SOME issue before my adjustment but nothing serious and all other problems I thought I was having was easily remedied with the fluid change. This is a head scratcher.
My thoughts about the clutch sticking is, if its getting stuck it jerks the car and as it jerks the car it could be something in the engine or momentarily causing something to be misaligned with the shaft. But that B is on there pretty good so who knows. At this point I am just trying to narrow down possibilities and try to give the mechanic an idea of my (cough) our thoughts given that there is so much to look at and so much it could be. It's not like I am trying to diagnose why the car makes a weird noise when I trun the wheel a certain way.