This couldn't be a throwout bearing could it?

[Jonathan Monetti]

Now the car is acting even stranger.

-When I let it sit and get cold, start it up and do the routine, I get no
noise in gear or out.

-Once warm, things have progressed to where I can eke out a little noise by
goosing the throttle in neutral.  It's still worse while putting the car in
gear, though.   Something about the DT being under load.

I suspect...mice.  Large, drunk, rabid, BMW-driving mice.

Will keep digging, thanks Jim.

JM


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Green [mailto:jeg1976 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:31 PM
> To: Jonathan Monetti
> Cc: Quattro list
> Subject: Re: This couldn't be a throwout bearing could it?
>
>
>
> --- Jonathan Monetti <jmone3036 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Finally got my euro's in (bright like the sun!) so
> > took my first extended
> > drive since TB change.
> >
> > The drive went fine.  But slow up the driveway and
> > into the garage, I heard
> > a not-too-loud, but very present, squeaking from the
> > drivetrain.
> >
> > With the clutch pedal fully depressed there is no
> > odd noise regardless of
> > RPM.  But as the clutch is let out, I can hear a
> > high pitched, lumpy/uneven
> > squeaking that continues as the car is put into
> > gear.
> >
> > I always understood a bad T.O. bearing would do the
> > opposite (pedal
> > down->noise).  Are there exceptions to that rule?
> > Or will a failing pilot
> > bearing make this sound?
>
> Nope, it's your TO bearing.  Mine did it for about 40k
> miles before the turbo swap.  Pretty annoying, but it
> probably still has some life in it.  You'll know when
> it really fails...
>
> =====
> Jim Green
> '89 90tq
> '89 80q
> http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html
>
>
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