1997 Volkswagen Passat clicking

1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
230,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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my car makes a clicking sound when i am driving. through all the gears, but it dissapears when i push the clutch in. what could this be?
Oct 27, 2010 at 4:17 PM
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Hi there,

This could be a faulty finger on the clutch pressure plate or a bad thrust bearing, both will be loaded up with the clutch pedal down so often any noise here will go away at this time, a mechanic can often diagnoses this with a drive as pedal vibration and a feel can often be picked up as well.

Mark (mhpautos)
Oct 27, 2010 at 4:25 PM
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[quote:d4fa6d8688="mhpautos"]Hi there,

This could be a faulty finger on the clutch pressure plate or a bad thrust bearing, both will be loaded up with the clutch pedal down so often any noise here will go away at this time, a mechanic can often diagnoses this with a drive as pedal vibration and a feel can often be picked up as well.

Mark (mhpautos)[/quote:d4fa6d8688]

so it's not the transmission?
Oct 27, 2010 at 5:16 PM
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That's where its hard to say with out a road test, it could be a transmission fault, but i feel it is in the clutch, a road test by a mechanic is the next step to be sure.

Mark (mhpautos)
Oct 27, 2010 at 8:34 PM