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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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hi. i just put in a transmission and i went ahead a got another clutch. i replaced it all but not the flywheel . now i dont know much about balancing a clutch.the noise im hearing is right at take off in first after the car has been driven for awhile. its like a shaking with a growl. could that be the clutch disc and pressure plate of the newparts not matching up with the old flywheel?my car is a 99 six speed manual
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What CLUTCH & Pressure Plate did you install???

Did you change the pilot bearing, slave and throwout bearing?????

Did you open and inspect the Torque Tube to see if the rubber couplers were deteriorated???

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What CLUTCH & Pressure Plate did you install???

Did you change the pilot bearing, slave and throwout bearing?????

Did you open and inspect the Torque Tube to see if the rubber couplers were deteriorated???

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i got the clutch from autozone . i changed the pilot and throwout bearing and i also replaced the couplers they was very bad . i didnt put the flywheel on that came with the new clutch.i thought the one in the car looked good it had just a little blue on it not very much.
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