Noisy clutch problem
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Melting Slicks
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From: Moro IL
Noisy clutch problem
Hopefully someone has run acros this problem before so I'll go ahead and describe what it's doing. Grinding noise on occasion when clutch is disengaged (pedal to floor) or sometimes as clutch is engaging about half travel (more common), neither of these will occure all the time, sometimes I can drive for days without it and then somedays it will do it often. I pulled the transmission and looked at the throwout bearing, looks ok and doesn't feel dry or sticky, there are some small nicks where the bearing rides on the fork but nothing major. For some background, it's had this problem with two different clutches and two different throwout bearings. Hopefully someone has run across this, I ordered a new throwout bearing that's the self aligning type, thought I might have an alignment problem of some sort.
:cheers:
Pat Kunz
[Modified by 73 LS-4, 9:19 PM 6/11/2002]
:cheers:
Pat Kunz
[Modified by 73 LS-4, 9:19 PM 6/11/2002]
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Melting Slicks
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From: Moro IL
Re: Noisy clutch problem (Turbo-Jet)
Check the pilot bushing for damage or lack of lube :cheers:
yeah, i had this, except the bushing was slightly oversize
yeah, i had this, except the bushing was slightly oversize
:cheers:
Pat Kunz
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From: cincinnati ohio
St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Noisy clutch problem (Turbo-Jet)
Yep, sounds real close to what I had. Would never do it when the clutch was engaged and maybe 4 out of 7 times the clutch was depressed.
If you have it apart now check the input shaft end it might show signs of wear.
And look at the bushing, mine was bone dry and had bronze "dust" around it...a dead giveaway... :cheers:
If you have it apart now check the input shaft end it might show signs of wear.
And look at the bushing, mine was bone dry and had bronze "dust" around it...a dead giveaway... :cheers:
