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Hello,
My C30 has the four speed on the floor. When I am cluched I hear something spinning...with like a light metal on metal noise. This is not a grind or a sharp noise...just a metalic whirring.

So while experimenting I decided to take it out of gear while stopped...so as not to hold the clutch pedal down. That stopped the noise.

But....then when I went to get back into gear it was a hard shift...as if the engine was running too fast or something.

Any ideas...and is it fixable?


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Could be the pilot bearing, but more likely the clutch release (throw-out) bearing.

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Throwout bearing is my guess too.

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Could also be the tin plate just in front of the flywheel held on by two tangs to the oil pan and two bolts to the bellhousing.If the plate jumped out of the oil pan lip it would make that noise when the clutch is depressed and the flywheel moves forward.Remove the plate and check for rubbing like it was put on a grinding wheel.


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While you have the plate off inspect the throwout bearing. It will probably be bumpy when you turn it by hand, indicating it is bad.


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Huh...interesting site with info about what ya'll just told me.

http://www.carcare.org/Manual_Transmission/throw-out_bearing.shtml

I will look into this this weekend.


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That site pretty much sez it.

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Another one with background information...

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/clutches_etc.htm


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One other source of noise while disengaging the clutch is bad thrust bearings in the engine, allowing the harmonic balancer to rub when the crankshaft is pushed forward. This you would see if someone else does the clutching while you look.

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That,s an informative link Surfer. I learned why they went to the Hi-cone fingers on the pressure plate.


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