Re: [TRANNY] Scrubbing noise with clutch in

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>]

Honestly sounds like a throw-out bearing...when I bought my old scirocco
it did this...my mechanic said he found out it was installed backwards...

Eric


On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Daun Yeagley III wrote:

> I don't *think* so because the car only makes this sound when the clutch 
> pedal is depressed.
> 
> Daun
> 
> >I say wheel bearing.  It will eventually turn into a whump-whump-whump.
> >
> >jim
> >
> >Jason wrote:
> >
> >> Seeing that I just made a post about listening to your car when it's
> >> telling you that something is going to break--
> >>
> >> I am now in Cincinnati, and I am sort of worried that I am going to 
> have
> >> another "issue" before I get back home.  Actually, I was so worried 
> about
> >> this before I left that I got a AAA+ membership.
> >>
> >> Anyways, I have a strange noise coming from the front of the car.  
> It's
> >> sort of a scrubbing noise-- almost like a quiet version of your brake 
> pads
> >> rubbing on the rotors after the car has sat for a long time-- or when 
> your
> >> brake pads are totally worn down to the metal... It happens only when 
> the
> >> clutch is in and the car is moving.  It doesn't matter if it's in 
> gear or
> >> in Neutral-- and it seems to be road-speed dependent.
> >>
> >> I had Redline MTL in the car, but drained it out yesterday before I 
> left
> >> and replaced it with conventional Castrol Gear Oil because I opened 
> the
> >> fill cap and nothing poured out-- so I didn't know how empty/full it 
> was...
> >> and besides, I had a could of very small leaks with the Redline that 
> I
> >> didn't have before I put it in. (Although I get a *nasty* 2nd gear 
> grind
> >> when cold now).  The fluid made the noise a little quieter, but it's 
> still
> >> there.
> >>
> >> It's got to be on the axle-side of the transmission, right?  I assume 
> that
> >> because it happens when the wheels are turning... and when the clutch 
> is
> >> depressed.
> >>
> >> My clutch and *all* related pieces (pressure plate, throw out 
> bearing,
> >> pushrod, etc) were replaced less than 10,000 miles ago.  I am scared 
> to
> >> even *think* that they did wrong-- I had a dealership do it, and I 
> want to
> >> bring it back to them, but they're an hour and a half away from where 
> I
> >> live now... and since I bought the parts at Adirondack, they're gonna 
> give
> >> me a hard time (they made sure to write all over my receipt that 
> there was
> >> no warranty on parts, only labor).
> >>
> >> The tranny feels fine; as it has since I had everything fixed.  The 
> only
> >> abmormality has been there since they did the clutch-- on the way out 
> (but
> >> not in), the clutch has a little bindey spot, and at that spot, the 
> tranny
> >> makes a "click".  It only makes the noise and binds on the way out, 
> not
> >> in... and happens with the pedal about 2/3 of the way down... noone 
> has
> >> been able to figure it out yet..
> >>
> >> So, anyways, does anyone have any ideas about this scrubbing noise?  
> That's
> >> the most important, of course-- but if anyone knows anything about 
> the
> >> bind/click problem, I am all ears! :)
> >>
> >> Thanks gang!
> >>
> >>                 Jason
> 
> 
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