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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: The Smiths on December 12, 2008, 11:44:51 PM

Title: What is happening with this noise?
Post by: The Smiths on December 12, 2008, 11:44:51 PM
Tonight - just starting to pull away from roundabout and....

Huge screaching when using clutch  :-(

Had to drive about 20 miles back - sometimes it didn't do it for say 5 gear changes :roll:
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Post by: greggmo on December 13, 2008, 12:11:47 AM
thrust bearing.
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Post by: The Smiths on December 13, 2008, 12:17:31 AM
:-(
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Post by: Bubba on December 14, 2008, 12:00:27 AM
yup
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Post by: wazza on December 14, 2008, 08:57:41 AM
agreed!!! :imwitstupid:

ive just done the clutch in a friends 4ltr tj an to be honnest it wasnt a bad job to do, just abit time consuming!
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Post by: The Smiths on December 14, 2008, 11:08:38 AM
Got to admit that's what I thought. :roll:
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Post by: Bubba on December 14, 2008, 06:41:56 PM
the thrust will colapse and then cut its way through the fingers on the presure plate if you dont change it soon
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Post by: captain cavalier on December 14, 2008, 07:53:12 PM
get it done before you damage something else
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Post by: garyf on December 14, 2008, 08:00:33 PM
too late its happened :roll:
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Post by: The Smiths on December 14, 2008, 10:07:32 PM
Quote from: "V8 Bubba"
the thrust will colapse and then cut its way through the fingers on the presure plate if you dont change it soon


How right you are - and without it moving off the drive :cry:
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Post by: Bubba on December 14, 2008, 10:47:07 PM
i realy hate that shity thrust bearing i have yet tu see a tj zj wear out the clutch its always changed due to the thrust bearing
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Post by: The Smiths on December 20, 2008, 06:25:06 PM
Well all fixed :-(


All working fine now - never been as good 8-)
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Post by: greggmo on December 20, 2008, 08:44:09 PM
aint birtys just the best 8-)