please help me figure this clutch out!

[intern8tion9l]

ok so this problem started last june, and today i finally got the tranny out to take a look. not that the car has driven much in the meantime. i'll do my best to describe this, but it'll prob be kind of tough.

i am getting a nasty chattering sound from what i think is the clutch, because it is really loud when engaging the clutch, and then stays constant as i am driving. its strange though because it only happens when the car gets warmed up; and the hotter the car gets, the louder the sound is. its like a ticking sound, and whatever is hitting does so in a group of 3. tick-tick-tick. damn this is hard to explain...wtf.

anyways, looking at the pressure plate you can see 3 obvious spots of more wear, which i think line up with similar marks on the flywheel. i just don't know what the hell is wrong.

feel free to ask questions, because i know this is the worst description ever. i'm hoping some people on here are a little more familiar with clutch issues





parts i changed: new oem flywheel, centerforce dual friction clutch, muncie throwout bearing. i've only put 4000 miles on this stuff, with about 6-700 break in period

[usmc2801]

there was probably something wrong with your throwout bearing, from the looks of the pressure plate and flywheel your clutch was not disengaging all the way

DrewRevInd1

[19Cutlass94]

Well you know how bad that clutch was and have heard many people having problems with that clutch slipping etc etc. You even had problems with it doing that. The T/O bearing is still in good shape? It sounds like more a clutch problem than anything else. I would deff look into spec clutch and deff get that flywheel re-surfaced. I believe the spec clutch you need is #SC883

[JiM P 2001]

throwout bearing

[intern8tion9l]

ok if its the throwout, then why does the clutch make the sound when i engage it? could it have gotten glazed from not disengaging all the way? and furthermore, if i replace the t/o bearing, what more do i have to do?

i just gotta make sure i get this all straightened out before i put it back together....taking that tranny out was a huge project

[intern8tion9l]

no more insight?

[JiM P 2001]

if your car is idling in neutral, and you hold the clutch to the floor, it's quiet... and if you release the clutch, it makes noise, correct?

[intern8tion9l]

from what i remember when the car actually ran, you could here the noise a little bit at idle, but loudest when engaging and still audible while driving. i'd compare the sound while driving to a baseball card in your bike spokes. not literally, but the same effect

[crazybrew609]

could be a bad ppressure plate... 1 weak finger in the plate could cause some un-even dis-engaugement and also some weird noises

[intern8tion9l]

ugh. well i'm going to have to go somewhere and have this looked at i guess. everyone thinks its something different. damn this car