Re: [TRANNY] Scrubbing noise with clutch in

["Daun Yeagley III" <vwpilot@hotmail.com>]

Well Jay *was* saying that he has had a lot of tranny work done in the 
last 10k, so this may be a possibility too.  I only drove the car for a 
mile or two.

Daun

>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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