I'm getting a buzzing or a grinding noise when releasing clutch in 1st gear and sometimes between 1st and 2nd. Sometimes after I depress the clutch while down shifting in to first. It happens most when I'm attempting to take off from a stop light. If I rev up the engine and dump the clutch to take of really fast it's even louder. It does not seem to be a function of the clutch pedal travel, but perhaps the throw-out bearing. The noise seems to 'wind down' right before it goes away -- like a drop in pitch combined with reduction in volume. The clutch does not slip. Any ideas? Do I need a new clutch? Bearing? Pressure plate?
Chris, '85 Westy |
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