Rattle when pressing down on clutch

[kumulonimbus]

Sorry if this has been asked before, I did quite a bit of searching (here and Google).

Often I will hear a rattle when I press down on the clutch. It isn't a continuous sound, it makes a short rattling right as the clutch is pressed down. Usually it happens when I am giving it some good gas and go to shift quickly.

Also, when the car is off, if I quickly release the clutch while it's down, I hear a sort of "snap" sound... not sure if this is normal or unrelated to the issue above.

Any ideas?





random thought: does depress mean press DOWN on clutch or release? Depress sounds like the opposite of press...

[drumad]

Sounds like throwout bearing noise.

"Press" is the general idea of pushing while "depress" is to push down.

[Jaxx_]

does it only happen only when you're giving some throttle, I believe pilot bearing failure is another likely cause. (I could be mistaken, and I would look into this more yourself)

None the less, when you pull off your whole transmission you should replace pretty much everything there. edit: unless you like pulling off your transmission, then just replace one thing at a time.

[kumulonimbus]

does it only happen only when you're giving some throttle

I tested it today and yes, it is ONLY when I'm giving throttle. If I let go of gas pedal completely and then press in the clutch, there is no sound. So I will definitely check the pilot bearing. Thanks!

"Press" is the general idea of pushing while "depress" is to push down.

Thanks for the insight!