knocking noise (clutch depress)

[luked]

Its for my MK2 Golf gti 16v 1987

Basically i have noticed a knocking noise when i begin to release the clutch to pull off. Its like a weird 2 knock/cranking noise.

Doesnt do it straight away usually, but after 10mins of driving it starts to do it everytime i pull off and release the clutch pedal, from traffic lights and so on.

Its kinda been doing it since the day i purchased the car, but then weirdly stopped when handbrake cable was changed. now its back again, and worse than ever. not sure if the handbrake issue is a coincedence, but thought ild say.

Any ideas what the problem is? and needs to be changed?

Cheers! much appreciated! 

[sidecarphil]

i had a "double" cluck on my car before i changed my suspension

couldnt find it for the life of me

turned out the 3 ball joint bolts were loose

[danny_p]

frount mount is allways a favoret for pulling away cluncks

[luked]

front mount?? the noise does seem to be coming from the front passenger side (left) of the car.

if its the front mount, is this a big job?

Is there any other tell tail signs i should be looking out for? or probably just the case of paying £££ at a garage to find problem 

Someone else has suggesed it could be the clutch release bearing?

[Dan34]

i had a similiar clunk, was a wishbone ball joint not expensive to replace really

Dan

[luked]

i had a similiar clunk, was a wishbone ball joint not expensive to replace really

Dan

ahh wicked. and that clunk noise was only apparent when pulling away from stationary? cheers 

[Dan34]

i had a similiar clunk, was a wishbone ball joint not expensive to replace really

Dan

ahh wicked. and that clunk noise was only apparent when pulling away from stationary? cheers 

yeah only when pulling away 

Dan