When my car is in neutral, it makes a slight grinding noise until I depress the clutch then it stops. My clutch is strong, no slipping or anything like that. I was told I need a new clutch, I have heard noise when in reverse like grinding and shuddering. But again, no slipping.
96 civic. Help!

 

does the clutch need to be almost fully depressed in order for the sound to go away?

 

check your tranny oil level. actually, its opnly 2 quarts, just change it, it probably needs done anyway.

 

Actually once its depress a lil bit the sound leaves.

 

throwout bearing.

 

Also make sure that you are completely stop when you put ur car into reverse. I use to let my car roll down the drive way and put it into reverse while it still moving which made some ugly grinding noise.

 

Ok peeps, I changed the clutch, press plate, flywheel, flywheel bearing and throw out bearing, trust me, the clutch was going. Nice and smooth. Now I still here the throw out bearing until I depress the clutch. Is that normal? Also what is that rattling noise I hear in front under the car? When the car was on a hoist, I grabed pretty much everything to see if something was lose, and it was not. Help with the sound.

 

could be your input shaft bearing, but probably not if you have to push the clutch more than an inch or two to get it to stop.

 

Got the noise to stop. My resevoir was all of a 1/4 inch from the top if it was that much.
I added maybe two caps of brake fluid, and the noise stop. I figured it would not make a difference, I guess I was wrong. Thanks for all the help.