Hi guys,
My car has a problem and the whole things been rather conflicting trying to figure what it is!
If I start from the beginning. When my car is in neutral and I depress the clutch I get a clunking noise and the gear stick wobbles.
This also happens when I'm shifting up and shifting down in lower gears whilst driving. I suspect the clunking is drowned out by road noise whilst in higher gears .Please note, there is no noise when releasing the clutch,only when its depressed. Soo this is where it gets abit complicated (for me anyway) I've figured out how to make the noise stop! Maybe this can bring abit of clarity..
Anyway, when I shift down to slow ,as long as my rpm is below 1000 I can depress the clutch without it clunking . If I depress the clutch and its OVER 1000 revs,even just a little that's when I get the clunking.
In stop start traffic jams, I have to ensure I press the break to slow down below 1000 before I depress the clutch to shift down. Sounds normal ... yes but whilst the gaps between traffic can be small ,im finding myself focusing on my rpm when my eyes should be on the road.
Especially annoying when you pick up a little speed in 1st ,traffic stops then I depress my clutch to go onto edging abit with clutch control no gas.
This clonk can be felt in the footwell and the gear stick would wobble.
Finding myself seriously adjusting my driving style.
I took it into Audi and suggested a clutch replacement. They said its backlash from the engine and nothing to worry about,but im not happy with this. I'm getting suggestions like the release bearing / gearbox etc.
What does this sound like? Id like to find out why the clonk noise only happens at higher revs too. Thanks for reading if you made it this far, much appreciated!
My car has a problem and the whole things been rather conflicting trying to figure what it is!
If I start from the beginning. When my car is in neutral and I depress the clutch I get a clunking noise and the gear stick wobbles.
This also happens when I'm shifting up and shifting down in lower gears whilst driving. I suspect the clunking is drowned out by road noise whilst in higher gears .Please note, there is no noise when releasing the clutch,only when its depressed. Soo this is where it gets abit complicated (for me anyway) I've figured out how to make the noise stop! Maybe this can bring abit of clarity..
Anyway, when I shift down to slow ,as long as my rpm is below 1000 I can depress the clutch without it clunking . If I depress the clutch and its OVER 1000 revs,even just a little that's when I get the clunking.
In stop start traffic jams, I have to ensure I press the break to slow down below 1000 before I depress the clutch to shift down. Sounds normal ... yes but whilst the gaps between traffic can be small ,im finding myself focusing on my rpm when my eyes should be on the road.
Especially annoying when you pick up a little speed in 1st ,traffic stops then I depress my clutch to go onto edging abit with clutch control no gas.
This clonk can be felt in the footwell and the gear stick would wobble.
Finding myself seriously adjusting my driving style.
I took it into Audi and suggested a clutch replacement. They said its backlash from the engine and nothing to worry about,but im not happy with this. I'm getting suggestions like the release bearing / gearbox etc.
What does this sound like? Id like to find out why the clonk noise only happens at higher revs too. Thanks for reading if you made it this far, much appreciated!
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