Originally Posted by
jsantos88
So i took it to eagle transmission and they had 2 mechs drive it and they also lifted it up. From what they can see there isn't anything wrong with the car. They asked if there was any way to shift it smoothly and i told them that's if i slightly ride the clutch. Their response was "yeah just do it like that, for now, nothing is out of place so we can't even charge you for any diagnostics"
Someone mentioned to me that it could be a lack of grease from the input shaft from the factory but i am not mechanically inclined.
That's nice of them to not charge you for diagnosing it. But I would say it isn't "normal" for it to clunk. I have an '05 Limited, 6 speed, 64K miles, and mine doesn't clunk. I would suggest bringing those guys a dozen doughnuts every Friday and stay on their good side. You might need their help in the future.
If you google "clunking noise when clutch depressed" you will get a variety of suggestions. I vaguely recall my '63 VW Beetle doing that same thing back when I was a teenager. I think I replaced the clutch and throw-out bearing, but I can't remember everything I did when I was a teenager.