captainarwen wrote:
> I have a '99 Civic (manual trans) with 68K miles. When I was driving on a
> long trip this weekend, with a lot of stop and go traffic, my car started
> to make a loud grinding sound and rattling when I would use the
> transmission to slow down the car- either downshifting or taking my foot
> off the gas. It would not make the sound when I used the brake to slow
> down. Any ideas?
>


check the level of the fluid in the clutch master cylinder. ill bet its
low.