bizarre drivetrain noises

Asha'man

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Sep 24, 2004

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• Sep 24, 2004

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My clutch makes odd noises. When it's the clutch, it'll sound like it's rubbing or creaking when I clutch in and out quickly at higher RPM's. Sounds almost like not enough grease on/around the TOB. Other times it just sounds like something's rubbing at slow speeds and especially on deceleration in gear (like under 10-15 mph). I know this is vague, but it's really hard to describe. I need to change my chirpy TOB soon, any theories on if I can fix these rubbing noises while I'm in there?

Ash

 

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ka0tyk

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Sep 24, 2004

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• Sep 24, 2004

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could be a broken/bent input shaft retainer... I broke mine and it made really faint noises... or maybe a bad pilot bearing...

pull the tranny and take a look before you break more stuff...

 

Asha'man

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• Sep 27, 2004

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Okay, it was really bad today on the mountain cruise with my Stang club. Horrible rubbing and chafing noises, bad vibration at 3500 rpms and above, the loud rubbing sound when clutching at high rpms, the works. Also seemingly excessive noise through the shifter, including a nice loud rattle. Any other suggestions?

Ash

 

MSM0075

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• Sep 28, 2004

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my first guess would be the throw out bearing. does it sound like balls rolling around in your trans? or crackling noises?

 

Dr_EluSivE

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• Sep 29, 2004

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make sure the bell housing isnt pulling away from the block when you clutch. I had a problem with the bolts being loose and causeing the two to separate when i pushed the clutch in. Made a awful noise.

Dr.

 

Asha'man

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• Sep 29, 2004

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From what I've been reading, it looks like ka0tyk hit it....bent or damaged bearing retainer. I'm going to price one at work today. The process doesn't seem too hard once the tranny's out, which it's going to be anyway for the TOB. I'll check the bell-to-block bolts too.

Ash