clutch knocking?

[52concord]

so i have a 218 with a 3spd when its idling the clutch makes a knocking noise the when i press on the clutch pedal it goes away? what could it be making it knock? throwout bearing?

[Niel Hoback]

Take off the clutch cover and check all the pressure plate bolts to make sure they are tight.

[52concord]

so i checked it so it looks like their a bearing that moves back and forth when i touch it, its before the clutch, is that the throwout bearing, or the pilot bushing??

[Don Coatney]

so i checked it so it looks like their a bearing that moves back and forth when i touch it, its before the clutch, is that the throwout bearing, or the pilot bushing??

Suggest you buy a service book for your car to learn about how it works. Also you should follow this link

http://www40.addr.com/~merc583/mopar/framesets/welcomeframeset.html

and read everything there.

[Robert Horne]

so i checked it so it looks like their a bearing that moves back and forth when i touch it, its before the clutch, is that the throwout bearing, or the pilot bushing??

Here is a photo of my 38 throwout bearing that moves back and forth along the shaft cover (the yellow piece). The pilot bushing is the brass looking piece inside the end of the flywheel....

[Tom Skinner]

Maybe that is Clutch Judder - not knocking? Does it occur at particular speeds?

Say 15-25mph or 25-35mph? Judder is slippage in Old School terms.

The removal of the Clutch Cover should reveal the culprit.

Tom

[flatheadtim]

If you are in neutral when this happens. I would suspect a loose or cracked componet in the clutch sys.