Clutch Problem

[Carbonmonox]

Hi,
I have a 2006 Corolla CE and I have been having some strange problem with the clutch. When I start the car from cool the clutch feels fine. When I engage the 1st gear and release the clutch to accelerate I hear a rattling kinda of tinny sound. This sound only happens while I start from cold and im on whatever gear I use in about the first 10-15 seconds of driving ( 1st, 2nd or Reverse).

The other problem when I have been driving for about 5 minutes, the clutch start to feel hard and it squeaks when I press it. The function of the clutch works fine tho. After a while of driving the clutch get back to feeling normal again but it does come back to feeling hard.
If I turn off the car with the clutch feeling hard, it still has the same hard feel and squeaking.
This one time I pumped the clutch a few time after after I had turned off the car( with the hard feeling clutch) I heard a kind of gas sound and my clutch felt normal again.

Iv been trying to troubleshoot this problem with my Hanes manual but its not really helping. I have fluid, nothing seems to be leaking.

Hopefully someone has some clutch expertise and can guide me towards the right direction

Thanks

[invader]

The squeaking at release lever is common. Have you tried bleeding the clutch's release cylinder?

[hughesjasonk]

the rattling sounds like your throw out bearing

the second thing sounds like it's time to bleed your clutch slave cylinder.

[Carbonmonox]

Thanks for the replies guys
Ill try bleeding my Slave cylinder.
I was driving yesterday after about an hour of driving my clutch got exceptionally hard. I was at a light when I release my foot the clutch didnt even move, she stayed on the floor engaged. It took about 5 second, I heard a sound of hydralic fuel flowing and my clutch came back up and stalled the car. After that it felt A1.

How big of a job is changing the throw out bearing. Iv never done any clutch work.

[hughesjasonk]

if it is your throw out bearing and it needs to be replaced...... it's a big enough job that you might as well change out the clutch too.

[dorman68]

It could be a binding throwout bearing or clutch fork.

[ReTread]

Also consider that the rattling sound might be one of the heat shields on the exhaust system. Have a habit of coming loose after awhile and rattling.