talk to me about your clutch!

[e30-325]

So i have some crazy clutch chatter. its a dual mass flywheel from an e36 325i and a Luk clutch kit. there are no springs on the clutch disc like normal ones for this model so i'm thinking that has something to do with it. i'm not a clutch master but its just a guess. it didnt do it at first when i finished my swap but now i hold the clutch pedal down so i dont hear it at idle. what do guys think?

[Jaxx_]

chatter is normal at slight engagement for a puck clutch or an unsprung clutch. I get it with my 6 puck. It should feel like it grips/slips about 10x a second.

if it's fully engaged or fully disengaged then you should not feel it at all.

[e30-325]

well ive gotten used to it so it doesnt really do it when im driving but if its in neutral and i have my foot off the clutch pedal, it makes the worst chatter noise from the transmission. so i never have my foot off the clutch pedal when the cars running

[ROLLingKING]

thats not too good. u mean you keep the clutch pushed in the whole time your in neutral? correct me if im wrong but i was always told its not good for your clutch

[jlevie]

If the rattle only occurs when the transmission is in neutral and the clutch is engaged, the cause is not the clutch. Worn input shaft bearings in the transmission are the cause.

[accident]

thats not too good. u mean you keep the clutch pushed in the whole time your in neutral? correct me if im wrong but i was always told its not good for your clutch

It doesn't do anything to the clutch, it puts wear on the slave cylinder and the pressure plate.

[Jaxx_]

It doesn't do anything to the clutch, it puts wear on the slave cylinder and the pressure plate.

and throw out bearing

[accident]

Forgot that one.

[Ayman]

Whoops

[MR 325]

For the record, LUK makes very good products.

[e30-325]

If the rattle only occurs when the transmission is in neutral and the clutch is engaged, the cause is not the clutch. Worn input shaft bearings in the transmission are the cause.

worn bearings on a zf with 65k on it?

[Jaxx_]

worn bearings on a zf with 65k on it?

there's also the pilot bearing, but I'm not sure if that will cause your issue.

[e30-325]

i guess the input shaft bearings would make sense because it does it after the trans gear oil is at temp. not when its cold in the morning