Do I have a clutch problem?
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Instructor
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From: Easton PA
Do I have a clutch problem?
My has developed a new sound that bothers me a bit...
When I press down on the clutch I get a chirping sound from in front of me. The chirping rhythm is proportional and changes tune as I rev the engine. If I rev high enough, it goes away. If I put the tranny in neutral, and release the clutch, the chirping pretty much goes away. When driving, it only chirps when I change gears clutch disengaged). Oh yeah - its intermittient too. Happens about 80% of the time when I am at a stoplight. If I just get off the highway after runnig a while in fourth, it takes a few stops before the sound presents itself again...
any suggestions where I should look?
Thanks!
When I press down on the clutch I get a chirping sound from in front of me. The chirping rhythm is proportional and changes tune as I rev the engine. If I rev high enough, it goes away. If I put the tranny in neutral, and release the clutch, the chirping pretty much goes away. When driving, it only chirps when I change gears clutch disengaged). Oh yeah - its intermittient too. Happens about 80% of the time when I am at a stoplight. If I just get off the highway after runnig a while in fourth, it takes a few stops before the sound presents itself again...
any suggestions where I should look?
Thanks!
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: St Paul MN
Yes, I just did this on my car. And don't forget all the while you're at it stuff. I replaced the trasmission mount, clutch fork, and pilot bearing. There was just a thread on replacing the pilot bearing. Mine was a real pain to remove, I finally got it with a slide hammer I borrowed from Auto-Zone.
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From: central America
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I drove my car with a bad slipping clutch for close to a year before I had the funds to change it (over 1000 miles). I don't think another 300 miles is going to destroy your tranny.
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Instructor
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Easton PA
Dumb question here -
shouldn't the throwout bearing STOP rotating when I push in the clutch pedal? If it's not rotating when I disengage the clutch, why would it make noise?
Evrything I am reading about it now indicates that it only makes noise when the clutch is engaged, not when mine is making noise when the clutch is disengaged....
shouldn't the throwout bearing STOP rotating when I push in the clutch pedal? If it's not rotating when I disengage the clutch, why would it make noise?
Evrything I am reading about it now indicates that it only makes noise when the clutch is engaged, not when mine is making noise when the clutch is disengaged....
