ive had my car since new it has 10500 miles and i learned mostly on it. it shifts fine and everything but since its getting colder out its been chattering a little but not loud or anything. ive never launched the car or anything but i do drive it hard occasionally should i be worrying about my clutch ?

 

my stocker has 48k miles and counting - it has chattered in the cold since day one. Once everything gets up to temp. then it goes away and has smooth engagement again.

 

yeah same here i guess i didnt really notice it from the beginning but its as smooth as can be im just paranoid about dumping alot of money in a clutch that i cant really afford right now

 

the chattering you are referring to is most likely your throw out bearing (aka release bearing).

does it make noise when you are in neutral with your foot OFF the clutch, but when you depress the clutch pedal the noise stops? if so i wouldn't be too concerned.

both my first and current evo made that chattering sound. it gets even worse when i idle foot off the clutch pedal with the A/C on. not really an area of concern as it seems to be standard, but it sure can get annoying in traffic.

when you should get worried about your clutch is when you are in a higher gear on the highway (4, 5, or 6), press on the gas to pass someone and your rpms jump up but the car doesn't start accelerating. that's the sign of a dying clutch.

 

yea its a very light chatter only when im not depressing the clutch if i depress the clutch it goes away and i have no problems in the higher gears no RPM's jumping or anything like that thanks alot for letting me know

 

yeah, no worries, that is just your throw out bearing.

i'm not entirely sure why that happens, but it is constant in most evos i have ridden in. seems to get much more noticeable in the cold though.

 

happens to me too until warmed up, then fine

 

yeaa ive heard of it too and my friend with an mr has the same noise i knew it was the throwout bearing but just didnt know if it should be chattering. i dont really hear mine on warmup maybe because im in a garage and my car is louder than the TO bearing but i hear it at idle at red lights with my radio off