Clutch Problems?

[bullitt 5561]

When I am at idle, I can hear a whine. When I depress the clutch, the whine/whurr goes away. Let up on the clutch... whine comes back. Is this a sign of my clutch going bad. Could this be related to this thread also?
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=669350

 

[Rickyll7]

sounds like your throwout bearing is bad

 

[Mike97gt]

TOB

 

[bakos24]

Yep, its your tob. Mine does it too, gets real annoying.

 

[bullitt 5561]

ok doc how long does she have and how much to repalce?

 

[Rickyll7]

you probably have 3-4 months of easy driving at a pace of about 12k miles per year. thats how long mine lasted after beginning to squeal. you can replace it yourself for like 20 bucks or something, a shop MIGHT charge like 200-300 for labor, I am not sure about that. I like to do my own work. Dropping midpipe, driveshaft, and tranny = easy with the right tools. Just need to break those bolts loose with a breaker bar. you will also need a set of extensions and swivels/u-joints(whatever those things are called) a transmission jack with some tie-down straps helps a lot. good luck!

 

[bakos24]

I been going with mine for about 4-5 months. I dont think it will do any damage. To replace it you have to drop the tranny. So depending if you can to it yourself it will cost you $10-15 for a new TOB, if you have to have someone esle do it will be close to $500-600 depening on the labor.

 

[Rickyll7]

someone really needs to make a good tob for our cars.