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Dec 20, 2013 | 02:10 AM

AAChaoshand

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Clutch whine?

Noticed a whine on the clutch now. If I depress it just slightly it goes away and doesn't seem present while driving but it's hard to tell with the ragtop down anyways but I did notice it in neutral parked on at a friends house. Any ideas on what causes this?

Dec 20, 2013 | 02:31 AM

cv67

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Usually a TO bearing unless it gets bad ignore it. See if you can start searching for a quality replacement part

Dec 20, 2013 | 04:59 AM

AAChaoshand

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Thanks, it is noticeable but isn't causing issues nor is it loud.

Dec 20, 2013 | 10:41 PM

HlhnEast

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Tranny/clutch assemblies make noises with no load on them especially if they have some miles on them. Nothing to worry about til it breaks.

Dec 22, 2013 | 06:39 PM

AAChaoshand

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Thanks for the input, 121000 ish miles on the car when I got it back in October, just making sure im good to go.

Dec 22, 2013 | 06:57 PM

don hall

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Originally Posted by AAChaoshand

....... just making sure im good to go.

You may be good to go to a clutch shop...... why wait, and take the
chance of being stranded?

Dec 23, 2013 | 05:14 AM

HlhnEast

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Originally Posted by seabright

You may be good to go to a clutch shop...... why wait, and take the
chance of being stranded?

Go ahead and spend the $3k and rebuild that noisy tranny while your at it. Thats peace of mind.

I have never had a high mileage manual that didnt make noise and never had a high mileage manual fail. I have replaced clutches but after they didnt work anymore.

I guess it would depend on your financial situation and how bad you hate the noises.