Clutch question!?!

[A4 ABT]

I just had my clutch replaced. I went with ECS Stage 3 kit (flywheel, pressure plate, clutch). Everything works great, but I have a weird noise when standing at a red light, on neutral, there is a weird rattle/noise. If I press the clutch, the rattle/noise goes away. What could it be?

Thanks for your help!

[Papachristou]

did u get a lightened flywheel? if so thats normal

[A4 ABT]

did u get a lightened flywheel? if so thats normal

thanks for the reply!

It's a lightweight flywheel, but not the aluminum model. You're saying it's normal, even if it's not a "light" noise (not loud, but enough to hear it at a red light).

Edit: Made some tests, the noise gets much less noticeable when the AC is tuned off, which makes sense it would come from the flywheel from what I read on the Internet...thanks for you reply Papachristou.

[Papachristou]

glad i could help... can u tell if it spins up much quicker or are u still waiting to break it in? my wife has been driving my car and "if" i should ever need a new clutch, i might do a lightweight flywheel...

[A4 ABT]

glad i could help... can u tell if it spins up much quicker or are u still waiting to break it in? my wife has been driving my car and "if" i should ever need a new clutch, i might do a lightweight flywheel...

I'm still taking it easy on the clutch kit for at least one week. I picked up my car this morning from the garage, so I prefer waiting a little before fully testing the clutch kit.

[Papachristou]

i drove mine easy for 1000 miles on the dot, revved to 6k, spun all four and havent had any trouble since! take it easy for at least 500 straight city miles or 1000 mixed, its a not a fun job to do

[A4 ABT]

no, it ain't a fun job to do ;)

...but well worth it for the $$$ it cost to upgrade the clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate. Last thing I would want is to mess it up because I couldn't wait a couple of miles before enjoying the upgrade.