Could you describe the noise please !
a whining sound, a crunch. a pop, a clunk...........etc.
more than 'metallic sound' if you can.

do the clutch pedal and shifter feel totally normal and smooth ?
 ........like there is *no* symptom, except the noise .........or is there
'a strange feel' in either the clutch pedal or shifter ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Teer" <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 5:40 PM
Subject: Metallic sound when depressing the clutch

> My wife are on our way from Virginia to Newfoundland and are now in
> Brattleboro,Vermont heading to Maine.  I just noticed a new sound from our
> 91 Westy and am wondering if anyone can give me a best guess as to what
> may
> be causing the noise.  I have Larry's list of shops on my computer so can
> access it to find a shop but wanted some ideas before hunting for a shop
> next week.
>
> The transmission shifts easily and the van is running great.  The
> transmission fluid has been changed every couple of years and it was
> changed
> before this trip.  However, sometimes when I put the clutch in to shift
> from
> 1st to 2nd and from 2nd to 3rd, a metallic sound momentarily emits from
> the
> rear of the van.  After I get the van in the next gear, the noise goes
> away.  Once or twice, the noise continued for a few seconds after the
> clutch
> was released.  The noise does not happen every time I shift and I think it
> is related to the clutch and not the transmission itself.
>
> Ideas and thoughts appreciated,
>
> Harold
> ___
> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy (Vangaux)
> Harrisonburg, VA