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08-23-2009, 08:56 PM | #1 |
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09 WRX...rattle/squeak from tranny or suspension just aftering starting
I've been noticing when I pull out of the garage in the morning after the car has been sitting that as I start moving down the street (from a stop) something squeaks or rattles as I engage the clutch in 1st gear. I thought it was the slave cyl/clutch fork squeak that so many manual trannys suffer from, but if I stop and push the clutch in and let it out, it is fine. However, if I have it in gear and I'm starting from a stop, I hear some rattly squeak from the front end.
I've tried rattling everything when I changed the oil this weekend (sway bars, suspension, drip tray, exhaust). I don't know what it could be. The reason I think it could be suspension is due to chassis/suspension flex as you start moving from a stop. Given how little miles are on the car, it very well could just be some bracket or something minor breaking in and sensitive to body/chassis/suspension flex, but you know how it is when you have a new car, you question every last sound, smell and sight. EDIT: I forgot to mention that it goes away after the car warms up.
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08-24-2009, 12:17 AM | #2 |
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you should always let your car warm up before you take it out, right? If you do that it sounds like your problems are solved
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08-24-2009, 09:28 AM | #3 |
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I creep in 2nd until I get out of my neighborhood. By then the coolant temp is usually in the 170/180s.
I didn't notice it this morning....usually I notice it at work when the car has been outside for a 8 hours and I backout of my spot, and as I go to start moving in 1st and obviously turn to start heading straight, that is when I hear it most frequently. |
08-26-2009, 10:56 AM | #4 |
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So I think it is clutch related. It only happens as the clutch is partially engaged during a start from stop (whether I'm heading straight or turning during the start so I don't think it is steering/suspension).
To reiterate, I'm 100% sure it is not the release fork pivot because if, while stopped, I push in and release the clutch, I hear nothing. It's only while it is in gear and I'm trying to get moving. I tend to be conservative on the throttle when starting from a stop (probably why I can hear it in the first place because if I revved any higher, the engine would cover the sound up). Could it be the clutch disk damper springs or maybe a pressure plate still breaking in and while it is still cool, it makes a noise? The car only has 1866 miles on it total. |
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