Help Clutch Making WEIRD SOUND
It's not a problem, lol. There's a LOT of chatter from our cars. Don't believe me, and just depress the clutch really fast when decelerating and listen to the tin can that is our throw out bearing.
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I noticed this on my camaro when I first got it @ about 15K miles. At 80K miles, the noise was still there (slightly louder though). Never had any clutch issues through out ownership. Nature of the beast it seems...
I would like to now join and add to this thread. I have been a stick driver for 35 years, only way to go, MHO. My G37S 6MT is six months old now, with 4100 miles on the clock (don't drive it that much-office is in the house). I was shocked, myself, to hear this "clutch clatter", which became obvious to me these last few days. As one member said-push the clutch in, the sound disappears. Release the clutch (with car in neutral), and it does sound something like a small, rotating barrel with marbles inside. My first reaction, which one other member just cited, is that it sounded to me like a throw-out bearing was on its way out-and I know I am careful stick driver......but now I read this, and it seems to a quirk for this car, great. I guess you don't get your $42K's worth anymore. Other hand, my last car was an Audi A6-that proved to be the worst mistake of my life. So if it is a noisy clutch and not a sign of something about to strand me on a roadway somewhere-I guess I will live with it. I am going to my dealer on Tuesday for a non-related matter, and I will ask them about this when there.
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Alex, 3 weeks after having a tune up on the camaro some years back, I'm driving along on the highway. It was under construction, 2 local lanes, 1 express lane with barricades on both sides. I'm putting along at about 80 mph when all of a sudden the car stalls. Quick thinking, I put it into neutral and had enough momentum to travel about 1/8 or so of a mile to a spot I could actually pull over. This whole time I'm hoping I don't run out of power brakes as I try stopping the car 
Turned out the reman optispark had issues (the distributor like device that gm used on the lt1 vintage 1992 to 1997). A non reman replacement took care of the issue.

Turned out the reman optispark had issues (the distributor like device that gm used on the lt1 vintage 1992 to 1997). A non reman replacement took care of the issue.
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