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I have a 03 civic lx manual trany. when i start up my car and let it ideal i hear this chatering sound. when i press the gas the chattering noise oes faster. When i press down on the clutch pedel the noise goes away, but when i let it up the noise comes back. it not loud loud, but it is noticable. Help please.

 
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search please.... https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...save-some.html

 
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I had a very similar problem that turned out to be a loose exhaust heat shield near the catalytic converter.

 
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how long can you go on driving if the INPUT SHAFT BEARING is makeing the noise.

 
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You can go a little while, but it is going to get worse. It is definitely the input shaft bearing. Find a cheap shop in your area, or some local members on here willing to help you out. I have done a few of them myself, and it isnt necessarily hard, just meticulous in taking the tranny apart, and time consuming. The bearing is about $20, but the labor is going to empty your wallet if a shop does it.

 
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mine is in the shop for this right now...i got a clutch kit for them to put in while they were in there

100 for clutch kid
12 for tranny fluid
30 for input shaft bearing
420 for labor....

yea it sucks

 
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what sucks is that i just put a new engine in my car, the other day by myself. I have to take the engine back out to fix this., is the part that sucks. I dont have a lift to take out just the tranny. i got a new clutch kit and everything. o well back to the garage.