Throw-Out Bearing Trouble
Aug 2, 2005, 01:00 PM
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Throw-Out Bearing Trouble
At about 1500 miles on the odometer I was driving down the road and I heard what I thought to be crickets... after a while I realized that when I stepped on the clutch pedal it went away... so when I took it in for service they said they didn't here it... I took it in again and the said the same thing... The third time I took it in because I had to get my flex pipe replaced, I left work early to point it out to the tech... he heard it now cause it does it when it's driving and neutral... turns out it's my throw-out bearing going out already and it's a 7-8 hr job... they had to order the bearing and it's in the shop now... so watch out for crickets cause it might be your throw-out bearing...
Aug 2, 2005, 01:39 PM
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It's hard to describe the noise... it's kinda like a high pitch, pulsing noise... at first it was only when I was in gear and driving... not in neutral... then after a while it got louder and eventually it did it all the time unless the clutch pedal was pressed... or even if I just barely touched the pedal...
Aug 2, 2005, 01:46 PM
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I'm amazed that the throwout bearing would be going already. My last 3 cars all used Mitsu throwout bearings, and I never had one go out before the clutch disc. I got over 100000 miles out of them, usually.
The job is 7-8 hours because they have to remove the transmission to change the bearing. To remove the transmission, they have to take out the driveshafts, and they have to take apart the front suspension to remove the driveshafts. It's kind of a pain in the @ss.
I've changed clutches in my DSMs in about 4 hours, though, so 7-8 hours seems a little long to me. They have to go by what the book says.
The job is 7-8 hours because they have to remove the transmission to change the bearing. To remove the transmission, they have to take out the driveshafts, and they have to take apart the front suspension to remove the driveshafts. It's kind of a pain in the @ss.
I've changed clutches in my DSMs in about 4 hours, though, so 7-8 hours seems a little long to me. They have to go by what the book says.
Aug 2, 2005, 04:07 PM
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Number 12 in this diagram. The clutch release fork is stationary, but your pressure plate is rotating with the flywheel. The throwout bearing is pushed into the pressure plate by the release fork, and the part that contacts the pressure plate will spin with it. When the bearing goes bad, it makes noise. Sometimes the noise goes away when you step on the pedal, other times you'll only hear the noise when you step on it.
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Aug 3, 2005, 01:41 PM
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Yeah the mechanic has been amazed by the things that go wrong with the car... He said that it was defective... I also had a defective flex pipe... hopefully I don't have a complete lemon...
Aug 3, 2005, 01:48 PM
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Yeah it's under warranty but I don't really need an aftermarket clutch... you may ask why... well I'll tell you... cause I don't drive it that hard and I'm still working with factory horses and I don't plan on making much more power than that... plus my dealer service is cool but I don't know if they are that cool...
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So far I had a squeaking clutch that went away on it's own which I thought would be the throw out bearing. I thought there was a TSB on the throw out bearing from the 04's. Was the flex pipe rattling? Either my flex pipe or cat just started rattling on downshifts.
Aug 5, 2005, 08:46 AM
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Yeah... it was rattling pretty bad... if you get under the car and tap around you can hear it rattle... and I just got my car back yesterday and no more noise... brand new throw-out bearing...
