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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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sounds like somethings loose when engage then disengage the clutch. it doesnt do it all the time. sometimes when im riding the clutch say on an incline at a complete stop, it makes wierd sounds, like spinning a 45ib steel gym weight on a steel peg. any ideas whats happening?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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your symptoms aren't really well explained, but sounds like either a bearing or a pressure plate in screwed. quit driving it and tear it apart to inspect.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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your symptoms aren't really well explained, but sounds like either a bearing or a pressure plate in screwed. quit driving it and tear it apart to inspect.
whats in screwed? also its a spec 3 clutch
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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Throw-out bearing? It really should make that noise all the time though.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Throw-out bearing? It really should make that noise all the time though.
its a new throw out bearing, master and slave when i installed the spec 3 clutch a few years ago. car has about 11k miles on it and only been to the track once for 3 runs. i never beat on the car either
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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I have the same exact problem. It's the throwout bearing on mine.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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I have the same exact problem. It's the throwout bearing on mine.
no ****, did it do it all the time or just random?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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It started as a random occurance. At first I thought it was the ORY banging on the floor but then it got worse. Now it does it all the time pretty much. Under heavy throttle in first I can't hear it most of the time (Maybe my engine/exhaust is just too loud.) Mine sounds like someone is beating a steel bar up against the engine block. It sucks because it's so bad its retarded my timing.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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its a new throw out bearing, master and slave when i installed the spec 3 clutch a few years ago. car has about 11k miles on it and only been to the track once for 3 runs. i never beat on the car either
Doesn't matter. I changed mine - the master cylinder and it was making noise before the break-in period was over. Not a big deal though. Every manual perfromance car I've owned has done it.
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