clutch questions revisited (still grinding/scraping)

[sik8v@netscape.net (rhys)]

the noise happens whenever the clutch is pushed in at all while the car 
is moving. the noise dissapears as soon as i take pressure off the 
clutch pedal to let it out. not leaking tranny fluid as far as i know, 
although i cant really be sure...the bottom of the engine is covered in 
a sort of mud. every fluid known to man  ;).

lately it has been harder to engage the tranny into 1st, and 
downshifting from 3rd to 2nd is also getting harder. to me this feels 
like the linkage though, because if i wiggle the shifter around a bit it 
seems to slide in no problem.

i'm going to re-adjust my clutch cable tomorrow, maybe the noise will 
dissapear?? its not quite adjusted properly now.

ill pay more attention again tomorrow, and see if there is anything else 
i can mention.

thanks,
rhys.

T. Reed wrote:

>I don't know that it's the pushrod.. but if it was you can replace it
>easy.. just take out the release bearing and then get a magnet and stick
>it in the hole to pull the pushrod straight out the endcap. Granted, this
>is not the normal, "bentley recommended" way of doing this, but it will
>work. A new pushrod is ~$12-$22 if memory serves.
>
>It's also possible that 1) your clutch is misadjusted, 2) your clutch
>"push plate" (forgot the real name for it.. its what goes on the clutch
>disc end of the pushrod) is bad somehow, or 3) something is whacked with
>your clutch/flywheel/pressure-plate itself. Those are really the only
>possibilities in my mind.
>
>The noise only happened when you pushed in on the pedal and held it to the
>floor, right? Are your gears grinding at all? Tranny leaking fluid? Any
>other symptoms?
>
>-Toby
>
>On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, rhys wrote:
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>>lemme try this again.
>>
>>so today i finally got my release bearing replaced...noise is still
>>there. it is a grinding/scraping noise that people said was most likely
>>my release bearing. well, it wasnt and i still need to fix it  :(  i
>>think someone said it was possible the clutch pushrod. according to the
>>bentley thats not a fun looking procedure.
>>
>>oh well, at least it looks like i needed to replace the bearing anyways,
>>it was on its way, and there were a few small metal shavings in the case.
>>
>>what else could this noise be?? and how intensive of a fix is it?
>>
>>thanks,
>>rhys
>>
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