coffee grinder noise.......

[junkyard]

OK here's the deal, I went out to start the car a few weeks ago when the temps were in the single digits during the day. After the car was started for about 30 seconds to 1 minute this strange (like a coffee grinder) came from under the hood. I'm pretty sure it's the clutch, because when i pushed the clutch pedal down the noise went away. The noise would stop after 5-10 minutes. I've heard clutch noise before, but nothing like this.

Anyone have any thoughts on this one?

[Watts-Up]

Yeah mine does it too,I think they all do.It's the tranny. There's a TSB on it but they say it doesn't harm anything so it doesn't really bother me 'cause it goes away as soon as it's warm.

[junkyard]

I was talking to one of my buddies (he was a dodge technician) and he said it sounds like the input shaft bearing. I don't know, I guess I'll just wait 'til it blows up.

[yrethguad]

Did you take the battery powered coffee grinder you got for Christmas out of the trunk? Your spirited driving may have bumped it around, and caused it to turn on.

[junkyard]

ahhh...... damn it i forgot about that thing.

[Sp00ner]

Mine does it as well, always has... I just ignore it... like you said, only when cold, only briefly, and if you push the clutch a few times, it stops.

[BlueMonster]

So does mine. Its harmless. Just annoying. Its the rockers in the tranny that are making that noise. Comes and goes, but overall not harmfull.

[yrethguad]

Rockers? Thought thems were in the head.

[ion20redline04]

i got a bad like grinding/tapping noise one day, the car wuz warm and been running for a couple hrs. sounded like it wuz coming from under the valve cover/sc or somewhere in there, wth would that b

[WopOnTour]

Originally Posted by junkyard

I was talking to one of my buddies (he was a dodge technician) and he said it sounds like the input shaft bearing. I don't know, I guess I'll just wait 'til it blows up.

Yea I think might be the clutch release bearing being just a bit stiff (internally sealed/lubricated) It does go away when it warms up cprrect? (A bearing that was failing would not)
WopOnTour