What would cause a clutch to go and a knocking noise all at once its weird cause the knocking noise isnt that loud at2 and a half but 3 grand really loud and this all hapend when clutch went you think?

Answer 1

A clutch consists of a shaft coming from the engine with a round plate mounted on it, called the 'flywheel', a disc made of some ablative material, which is connected to the transmission, a pressure plate, which squeezes the clutch disc against the flywheel, and a throw-out bearing, which is how the force to disengage the clutch is applied to the pressure plate. When a clutch goes out, the parts often come loss, and can damage other parts if the engine is kept operating for very long or at high RPMs. The most common cause of clutch failure is the ablative material of the clutch disc wears down to the point where it comes apart when it contacts the flywheel. If the vehicle is driven when this happens, it can result in the pressure plate and flywheel having to be replaced. A clutch which won't disengage, but does not slip indicates a broken throw-out bearing, which means parts thereof are flying around the clutch housing. In any case, this requires major mechanical work to repair properly.