What't the worst that can happen with a bad throwout bearing?

12 Jan.,2024

 



I have about 200 miles on the clutch now. The noise is more pronounced with the clutch pedal out and the car in neutral. It goes away when the clutch pedal is pressed in, but I also hear it when the car is in gear and the clutch pedal is out. I would describe the sound (at all times) as less of a rattle and more of a scratching or screaming, like when drilling into steel. It sounds so bad, my girlfriend wouldn't ride in it for a road trip and insisted we take her car instead.

I guess my plan is to continue to drive it. Either it will break and I will have a good reason to tear it apart again, or I will begin to accept the noise and learn to trust the car again.

No, I didn't install a lightened flywheel. I removed mine, replaced the rear main on the engine, and cleaned up the flywheel with a Scotch Brite pad before reinstallation. I did not replace the clutch fork pivot, but I did remember the clip.I have about 200 miles on the clutch now. The noise is more pronounced with the clutch pedal out and the car in neutral. It goes away when the clutch pedal is pressed in, but I also hear it when the car is in gear and the clutch pedal is out. I would describe the sound (at all times) as less of a rattle and more of a scratching or screaming, like when drilling into steel. It sounds so bad, my girlfriend wouldn't ride in it for a road trip and insisted we take her car instead.I guess my plan is to continue to drive it. Either it will break and I will have a good reason to tear it apart again, or I will begin to accept the noise and learn to trust the car again.

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