Tapping sound - video inside
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
Tapping sound - video inside
The tapping sound can be best heard at the 13sec and then the 30sec point in the video.
Here is the story:
Previous owner had the incorrect inspection cover on so I thought that was the cause. I put on the correct one but the tapping still exists.
The tapping definitely comes from within the inspection cover and only when the car is in neutral or when the clutch pedal is down.
Anybody care to guess whats going on before I take the cover off and check for rubbing/hitting marks????
Here is the story:
Previous owner had the incorrect inspection cover on so I thought that was the cause. I put on the correct one but the tapping still exists.
The tapping definitely comes from within the inspection cover and only when the car is in neutral or when the clutch pedal is down.
Anybody care to guess whats going on before I take the cover off and check for rubbing/hitting marks????
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Hinckley OH
If you do take it off you can start the engine and see if the noise is gone. It won't hurt to run it a few minutes without it. I had to bend the inspection plate on my automatic just enough to give clearance because it was tapping like that from vibrating.
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
I guess Ill have to look for marks on the inside of the cover and see if I can bend it out around that area
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
The only sing of wear was on the very edge on one side of the middle cut-out. I cut the corners on both sides and reinstalled the cover. Of course now with the open headers I cant hear anything but the motor.... I'll have to listen for the tapping again once the rest of the exhaust is on but hopefully this was it.
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
OK guys, the ticking is back. This time I was able to reproduce it and narrow down when it happens.
While cruising I put it in neutral and let go of the clutch, take my foot off the gas and just coast - and ticking eventually slows down along with the motor revs and goes away, as soon as I give it some gas (still in neutral) the ticking comes back, let off the gas and ticking eventually goes away again.
But then again.....as heard in the video above, it was ticking in neutral without reving the motor...... i got nothing.....
Any ideas? Anyone seen this before?
While cruising I put it in neutral and let go of the clutch, take my foot off the gas and just coast - and ticking eventually slows down along with the motor revs and goes away, as soon as I give it some gas (still in neutral) the ticking comes back, let off the gas and ticking eventually goes away again.
But then again.....as heard in the video above, it was ticking in neutral without reving the motor...... i got nothing.....
Any ideas? Anyone seen this before?
Last edited by rafalc; Oct 3, 2013 at 10:05 PM.