1997 Volkswagen Passat clicking

Tiny
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  • 1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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  • FWD
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  • 230,000 MILES
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?
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 AT 4:17 PM

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Tiny
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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)
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 AT 4:25 PM
Tiny
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So it's not the transmission?
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 AT 5:16 PM
Tiny
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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.

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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 AT 8:34 PM

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