Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 14:16:21 GMT From: jw <johnwebster1nopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: throwout bearing?
Grunff wrote: > > "jw" <johnwebster1nopsamhlink.net> wrote in message > > Mine is fine at idle with clutch disengaged, and with clutch engaged > > fully. Works perfectly without the noise most of the time. I only get > > the whirring noice as clutch is engaging, starting to move from a > > standstill, and even then only under some load. It doesn't happen every > > time I start off. > No adjustment is possible. If the clutch is noisy when disengaging, it's the > throwout bearing. Pretty simple to change. Might be worth changing the whole > clutch, if it is the original. The clutch was replaced about 20K miles ago by a local shop. The bill says they "removed clutch assembly and machine flywheel, and installed new clutch assembly." Maybe they didn't change the throwout bearing... -jw -- 1984 900 S hatchback 150K miles