Clutch pedal vibration
#1
Clutch pedal vibration
I recently bought a 2002 S2000 with 120k miles. The car has been meticulously maintained, and all service records were included with the purchase. The car runs and drives amazingly, but I have noticed a slight vibration in the clutch pedal while shifting as I ease off of the clutch and apply throttle. If I rev the engine with the pedal depressed, I can feel the vibration as well. It is faint for the most part but noticeable. The car has not had a clutch replacement yet, but it doesn't slip with aggressive shifting. Could it still be an issue with the clutch disc, springs, or the throwout bearing? Maybe the motor mounts?
#2
Sounds like a throw-out bearing issue.
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#4
I went through this recently. I know Billman will be along shortly and say that it's the engine thrust bearings going bad but I think that's unlikely unless you have really high miles or poor previous maintenance. I replaced everything in a typical clutch change. Clutch , flywheel, PP, bearings. It still did it. When I had the trans out I was playing with the clutch fork and found the pivot was making that exact same feeling. I'm 99% sure mine is the the clutch fork but I didn't have time to replace that after I found it. I would say your issue is either the TOB or the clutch fork.
#5
I don't think Billman would jump to thrust bearing unless there was something that lead him there, similar to what your saying and what I would think. My guess is that it is clutch related. I did here that sometimes it is difficult to ever get a clutch/flywheel perfectly balanced like it is from the factory. I don't think I would worry much unless it gets too noticeable.
#6
Could be a handful of things. Billman doesn't just jump to conclusions, he already knows from experience 99.9% of the time what is causing a noise or vibration, so take what he says to heart..
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#10
Thanks for all of the advice! I'm going to do a clutch replacement and hope that gets rid of it. Like I said, it is very faint, and most probably wouldn't notice it. It's only noticeable when applying throttle.