I've recently been experiencing an odd rubbing/grinding noise. It's intermittent and only from a dead stop. It happens only after the car is warmed up or a little heat soaked and only when I start in first gear while the clutch is partially engaged. There's no noise through the rest of the gears and shifts are smooth, idles while the clutch is depressed and when in neutral just fine. Reverse is good too. I've searched throw out bearing noise and it doesn't quite match the description, same with input shaft bearing noise, wheel bearing noise, cv joint noise. I've read so many topics and I'm just lost on what the noise is. The ONLY thing I can think of maaaaaybe has to do with engine load and rubbing? Maybe a engine mount? I have an engine torque damper, maybe that? But it doesn't explain why it's only when the car is hot and it's first gear only. Help me!!
