Re: [TRANNY] Scrubbing noise with clutch in

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

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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