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Re: sounds strange... Posted by JimBlake [Email] (#141) [Profile/Gallery] (more from JimBlake) on Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:44:22 In Reply to: Re: sounds strange..., Drew, Tue, 29 Oct 2002 00:32:46 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
OK, first thing... The reverse lock shouldn't prevent you from doing this. Turn the key 'on' but not all the way to 'start'. Now you should be able to shift into neutral without the engine running. Yes the idiot lights will be lit up. You'll need to use the clutch if the car is 'resting' against the gears. If the shifter is seized at that point, that is an important piece of information.
I'm trying to get you to exercise each mechanical component separately, to see which part makes the 'bang'. That's why its important to spin the transmission without moving the brakes.
So without the engine running, you can push the clutch pedal repeatedly without 'banging'? Even on mornings when the 'bang' subsequently occurs? That means its not related to the clutch hydraulics. They don't know or care if the flywheel is spinning. Should also be unrelated to the action of the pressure plate, since that's doing the same thing it would do when spinning.
Also, it sounds like the 'bang' never happens exactly when you start the engine. That would be the first time each morning when the throw-out bearing spins.
With the engine running, engage the clutch with the transmission in neutral. This spins parts of the transmission without moving any of the brake components. If this makes it 'bang' then you've narrowed it down to a transmission problem.
I would not expect the brakes to be seized when you park it at night. It would happen overnite with corrosion from dew or rain or ??? So when you say it rolls freely back to rest on the tranny (at night) that doesn't rule out seized brakes.
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