Hey ya'll.
What I thought was my pulley now sounds more like a pilot bearing or TOB in my clutch. There is a chirp when in neutral and when you rev to around 3k RPM. Once it slows back down to idle, you can barely hear it. When you push the clutch in.......it stops. There is MINIMAL vibration in the pedal and no vibration on the shifter itself. I'm running stock transmission with what I think is a modified clutch (unsure what exactly the previous owner installed) and what I was told is a "5.0 short shift". The car shifts fine through all gears and there is no "grinding". Apparently this is a common issue with these SN95's. I'm worried that my driving it will only make the problem worse. How can I tell if this is in fact a pilot bearing v. throw out bearing? I'm thinking about going ahead and putting a new pilot bearing, TOB, plate, etc just to be safe. My local mechanic said he would just drive it like it is and see what it does (he listened to it this morning but never opened it up to inspect). Does this sound right to you guys? I'm looking for like stories, fixes, and/or advise. I'm new to the SN95's. I just don't want to royally f*ck up my car. Some have mentioned adjusting the clutch cable, but, I was under the impression that this car (1997 4.6l) operated via hydraulics and NOT a cable. Someone also said it may be the clutch fork and pivot ball chirping. It certainly sounds similar from the video's that I've watched. I'm expecting at least a $600 - $900 bill. Argghhh. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Again, as of now, there seems to be no issue with driveability. I'm also assuming that the previous owner changed out all of the clutch components when he put in the new shifter, gears, and clutch. He won't answer my texts (keeping in mind he is an extremely busy guy). Blanca is my daily driver and to be 20+ years old, has held up great. Thanks in advance guys!
What I thought was my pulley now sounds more like a pilot bearing or TOB in my clutch. There is a chirp when in neutral and when you rev to around 3k RPM. Once it slows back down to idle, you can barely hear it. When you push the clutch in.......it stops. There is MINIMAL vibration in the pedal and no vibration on the shifter itself. I'm running stock transmission with what I think is a modified clutch (unsure what exactly the previous owner installed) and what I was told is a "5.0 short shift". The car shifts fine through all gears and there is no "grinding". Apparently this is a common issue with these SN95's. I'm worried that my driving it will only make the problem worse. How can I tell if this is in fact a pilot bearing v. throw out bearing? I'm thinking about going ahead and putting a new pilot bearing, TOB, plate, etc just to be safe. My local mechanic said he would just drive it like it is and see what it does (he listened to it this morning but never opened it up to inspect). Does this sound right to you guys? I'm looking for like stories, fixes, and/or advise. I'm new to the SN95's. I just don't want to royally f*ck up my car. Some have mentioned adjusting the clutch cable, but, I was under the impression that this car (1997 4.6l) operated via hydraulics and NOT a cable. Someone also said it may be the clutch fork and pivot ball chirping. It certainly sounds similar from the video's that I've watched. I'm expecting at least a $600 - $900 bill. Argghhh. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Again, as of now, there seems to be no issue with driveability. I'm also assuming that the previous owner changed out all of the clutch components when he put in the new shifter, gears, and clutch. He won't answer my texts (keeping in mind he is an extremely busy guy). Blanca is my daily driver and to be 20+ years old, has held up great. Thanks in advance guys!
