Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 10:27:17 -0500 From: James <jptnopsamsa.com> Subject: Re: clutch cable replacement on 1996 900
Thanks bob.. I'll make an appointment to have it looked at. On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:15:28 GMT, Bob <uctraingLOWSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote: >On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:55:26 -0500, James <jptnopsamsa.com> wrote: > >>I've got a 96 with 98000 miles. The clutch is pretty stiff and I hear >>a whinning noise when I press the clutch pedal in... What would cause >>the whining noise? It sounds mechanical, almost hydrolic sounding... >> > >Well, from a couple of thousand miles away, it sounds like your >throwout bearing is going. > >When you step on the clutch, the throwout bearing starts spinning. >It can make noise. The engine was already spinning, so it's not >that. The transmission stops spinning, so it's not that. About >the only thing it can be is the throwout bearing, unless you >have some odd problem with a part of the tranny or drivetrain >unloading and making noise (unlikely). > >Best to have a tranny mechanic check it. The bad news is that the >tranny has to come out to fix it, so you might as well check/do the >clutch at that point. > >BOb