working on a 84 GL wagon 4 speed D/R wagon. Clutch was shot. Installed the new clutch how the haynes manual said. remounted the engine, and now when I start it, I'm getting a squealing noise from the bellhousing. I've heard soob clutches always slip for a little bit when they are new, but this doesnt seem right. The old clutch wore down to the rivets on the pressure plate side, so I bought the whole clutch kit. I cleaned the flywheel with brake cleaner, and checked out the surface. It looked good, no grooves or anything. The car drives forward and reverse just fine.

 

So my question is, what is making that noise? I've talked to snowman and a few othe rmechanics I know, and the conclusion is to just drive it and see what happpens... Anyone else have any ideas

Interesting---Did you replace the small bearing in the flywheel (pilot bearing)? Could also be a problem with the throw-out bearing--will noise change engage/disengageing the clutch? Is the freeplay adjusted? Noise is most likely a bearing--

Sounds like it could be a problem with the throw out bearing.

I talked to Torxxx last night on the phone, and since it doesn't change because of the clutch position, the throwout bearing is not too likely. Pilot bearing is my vote.

thanks for the help guys.. goin to work right now to mess with it some more

well you guys will never guess what the problem was....

 

 

 

 

That damn plate that bolts on to the bottom of the bellhousing on the motor? The little sheet metal 2 inch by 8 inch plate.. I guess when I put the motor back in the last time I bent it up and it was catching on the flywheel. I didnt realize it would make such a horrible noise.. but anyways the car is fixed, the owner came and picked it up.

 

Thanks for the help though guys.

Yea--grind-grind-grind:banghead: makes sense---pilot would make noise only when clutch disengaged & the trans would have made noise before---

 

glad you found it---

 

Dean

yeah I'm glad its done and gone. The owner of the car came in and yelled at me today, because my boss told the owner the car would be done 2 weeks ago, and the boss forgot about the car until just a few days ago...

Glad to hear the issue was solved. That's a weird one.

thats what happens when I get rushed.....

crazy what a little bent-up metal can do..

 

i would have guessed pilot bearing, speaking of which, i have a loaned one i have to return... sorry TK if you ever read this!