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Old 09-25-2008, 03:04 PM
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at a stop sign started to go and car wouldnt move. Tried again and heard a grinding noise. Car wont stall its starting up fine just not moving. any ideas?? pretty sure its the clutch, anything I can try to get it going?
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Old 09-25-2008, 04:27 PM
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Default if you can get it into gear with the car running then it's not the clutch. if it will go into gear

but then won't move as you release the clutch, it sounds like a driveline issue. broken cv joint? axle, driveshaft, diff, or transmission. Start with the cheap stuff at the beginning of the list and hope you don't have to get to the end of it to find your problem.
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Default thought my inner cv joint was going bad...

noticed about a month ago under de acceleration around 30mph or so id hear a clunk, searched the forum and remember seeing that as a possible cause. Ill go take a look under the car and see if I notice anything odd.

Also if i put the car in gear and release the clutch i just get what sounds like a spinning bearing.
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Same noise in all gears? Clutch pedal feel normal?
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same noise in all gears, clutch pedal feels like it always has
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Default does the noise grow louder with a taller gear

ie 3rd instead of 1st?
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Default gears all sounded the same...

but if I put in gear and release the clutch the grinding noise seemed to decrease, you just hear something from the front driver side spinning. When I try to get it moving then its a more high pitched noise.
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Default Having it towed to the shop...

leaving for a vacation tomorrow so im just going to hope for the best. Thanks for the help
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