Few slight problems in 1997 toyota rav4: occasional rattling noise in engine compartment. Clunk or grind when down shifting to first gear with clutch fully pressed. Shifter shakes and can be pulled to neutral in fifth gear without clutch.

A "click" or "thump" noise can be caused by several factors, including: suspension: Loose or worn suspension components, such as control arm bushings, control arm connections, and struts, can cause rattling noises when climbing over bumps. Drivetrain: Worn or damaged drive shafts, constant velocity joints, or differential components can also cause rattling noise. break: Worn or loose brake parts such as calipers and rotors can cause a rattling noise when applying and releasing the brakes. engine: If the engine rattles, there may be a problem with the engine mounts or the timing belt. These are just some of the possible causes of knocking noise and an accurate diagnosis can only be made by a specialist after an inspection.

Hi there,

The sound you hear, is it a whining, popping, grinding, scraping or rattling sound?
If you drive a manual transmission vehicle and notice a grinding noise, it can indicate the clutch gear is no longer disengaging correctly.

You need a new tranny the gears broke had the same problem with a voyager around the same year to

Your clutch needs to be replaced.

Did you bleed the slave cylinder? Also, check pedal free play (about 1/2 inch) and pedal height (not sure on your Rav, you'll have to check with Toyota).
Only first gear, or difficulty going into all gears?

Most chances that the clutch is weak

It sounds like you are dealing with a transmission issue. When metal heats up, it expands. This would be the reason as to why the noise eventually goes away. Your gearing is slipping and will eventually give out. I would take it to someone I trusted an have them drain the transmission of it's fluid and have them look for metal shavings. This usually shows up when the vehicle has been mis-treated or has been put under severely heavy loads and it being pulled uphill. Inexperienced drivers don't know how to use the vehicle gears correctly and this eats the sprockets within the transmission slap out.

Hope this helps.

Sounds like early stages of a worn out clutch slipping under load. If it is, make sure in the future to always take your foot completely off of the clutch pedal once in gear, or you will be replacing it again. In other words Do Not Ride the Clutch. Eventually you will have trouble going up hills, even in first or second.

Sounds like you have a scrinco stuck or worn out and the way you will get away with out grinding till you can get it done is to drive it like the old cars and trucks and that is to double de clutch between 3rd and 4th
all you do is to clutch in pull into nutural clutch out and in again fast and in to 4th gear (simple).

is your transmission manual or automatic