Well last week I installed my new exhaust, springs & shocks, & UDP. A couple days after I finished installing the stuff I began hearing a thud kind of sound from the front of the car when I begin to engage my clutch. It sounds the loudest from a dead stop, but it is still noticable during gear changes. I thought that it might be a loose bolt from the suspension, so I went out and checked all the bolts, and they're torqued just right. Could it be that my clutch is going bad?! I only have 51000 miles on my car, but I do drive it hard sometimes. If it is the clutch, what kind should I get? Right now, I'm NT as you can see from my mods...but I will be going turbo within the next year. Would an ACT 2100 be good?
#18098, "RE: Clutch going BAD?!" In response to Reply # 0
a guy on this board (CluckeRMC) who is a friend of mine, when he engaged his clutch on a hard launch and what not, there was a big thud noise. it turned out his rear motor mount was busted and the intake manifold was hitting the firewall when TQ was applied. I suggest checking that first.
#18099, "RE: Clutch going BAD?!" In response to Reply # 1
ACT does not make clutches for the 2GNT.
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#18100, "RE: Clutch going BAD?!" In response to Reply # 2
Well I found out what the problem was today. I took off my upper front strut bar, and the sound vanished. Which makes it nice to know that it wasn't any problem that would cost me more money, but it sucks cuz now I can't use my strut bar.
#18101, "RE: Clutch going BAD?!" In response to Reply # 3
Interesting.
I would look at it more in the light of the fact that your FUSB revealed a problem, not that it caused a problem. Because, in fact, they can't (most of them, anyway).. it's just like your frame at the point it's bolted in.
What could have it been vibrating on? What could have it caused to vibrate? What is close to it? Why is the vibration there to begin with?
ZEN, man. ZEN!
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#18102, "RE: Clutch going BAD?!" In response to Reply # 4
I'd still look at your motor mounts, maybe it's not completely broken yet.. but if some of the bolts busted then the first thing the motor would tilt into would probably be the upper strut bar. CluckeRMC didn't have one on his car so that's probably why it tilted back and hit the firewall instead.
oh yeah, easy way to check it. have a buddy get in the car while you watch the engine with the hood up, and have him set the e-brake hard and then rev the engine and engage the clutch a little bit, if the motor tilts backwards more then an inch or so.. i'd be checking your motor mount. On CluckeRMC's you could actually see hit move back like 4 inches and hit the firewall.
#18103, "RE: Clutch going BAD?!" In response to Reply # 4
My car was making a loud thud noise shortly after i bought it and it turned out to be a motor mount. I simply jacked up the engine ten replaced the front one.
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