which bearing is it and am i fucked?
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which bearing is it and am i fucked?
installed a clutchnet red 2x pp and organic disk two weeks ago. New pilot and throw-out bearing. I thought I was extremely careful but apparently not enough. Today it was nice out so I had the windows down on the way home. There's a continuous cricket-like sound when driving that goes away if I put even the slightest pressure on the clutch pedal. Which bearing is it? I'd imagine the throw-out but I'm not sure. Am I fucked? ie. do I have to drop the transmission again to replace the bearing? What could I have done wrong to make it make this sound? There's nothing to drift home, it just replaced the old one. I don't see how I could have fucked it up. What gives???
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i did put a dab on when i changed the clucth but the slave is leaking and may have washed it away. I have a new one I'm putting on tomorrow. What about changing the engagement point on the clutch? When first installed the clutch engaged close to the floor and I've since spun that little rod under the pedal to bring it back up to the stock engagement point. I did read that if it is not adjusted correctly there can be too much pressure on the bearing. I'll try the slave first and see what happens. The only other thing that leads me to thinking it's the throw out is that I still hear the sound at a stop light with the car in neutral, it's just slower sounding. I'm happy to hear it's probably nothing major. I almost cried when I heard it, no joke.
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so I changed the slave and greased the **** out of the rod end and where it contacts the fork. No more noise! On a side note bleed your clutch if your shifting is notchy. Mine is much improved, as well as the clutch feel.
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