'97 escort chattering

[calla1231]

'97 escort 5 speed manual
today it started making a clanking or chattering noise whenever it's in gear. If it's in neutral it's fine, just does it when I slip it in gear. I can't really hear it when driving and it is shifting good, and is driving fine. I just wondering what the noise might be.

[AzTumbleweed]

CV Joints?

[mightymoose_22]

I don't get it...
No noise in neutral.
No noise when driving.
So just when exactly is there noise? At a stop, in gear with foot on clutch?
Can you feel vibration? Does it sound like it is from the engine or from under the car?

[AzTumbleweed]

If it just does it with the clutch pedal pushed then it might be a throwout bearing.

[calla1231]

Originally Posted by AzTumbleweed

If it just does it with the clutch pedal pushed then it might be a throwout bearing.

It's only when the clutch is pushed in so I guessed it was the bearings. Here's the thing, I got the part, spent a few hours friday night and most of saturday taking everything apart but couldn't get the tranny to drop like I needed it to so I decided to take it somewhere. I called one place and they will replace the bearings, and plates for $500 parts and labor so I figured I'd go ahead and do that. Today I finally got everything back in, cranked it to move it over in the driveway, and the damn thing isn't making the noise anymore when I push in the clutch! Drove it down the road and back, nothing! So should I just leave it until it does it again, or just spend the money and get it fixed?

[AzTumbleweed]

If it works don't fix it!

[calla1231]

Originally Posted by AzTumbleweed

If it works don't fix it!

Yeah, I called the transmission place today and they said drive it until it makes the noise again and then bring it in.

[AzTumbleweed]

Originally Posted by calla1231

Yeah, I called the transmission place today and they said drive it until it makes the noise again and then bring it in.

Sounds like a good plan

[zzyzzx2]

Don't go to AAMCO:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/aamco.htm

[calla1231]

Originally Posted by zzyzzx2

Don't go to AAMCO:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/aamco.htm

We were going to take it to a place here that a few people have recommended (Abercrombie). They said it would be better to pay the extra for parts and replace the clutch plate and pressure plate along with the throw out bearings since it's all there together, and it would be stupid to pay more labor cost down the road for them if they went bad in a little while so we'll get those 3 replaced, parts and labor $550. That's about the best price I've found by anyone that has been recommended to us. And they said if we have it up to them first thing that morning, we could have it back later that day. So now we're just waiting to see when it decides to make the noise again. I'm driving it this week to and from work for my wife and she is driving my dad's car since it's easier for her to do her work out of a car rather than my Jimmy. I've only driven it today and so far it's fine but we'll see the rest of the week. Just pissed me off that I spent my whole weekend trying to get the tranny down, couldn't, put it back together and the noise was gone.