This couldn't be a throwout bearing could it?

[Joshua Van Tol]

Try pulling the dipstick while it's doing it. Sometimes the rear main 
seal can leak vacuum, and make a squeaky noise. If the thrust bearings 
in the engine aren't tight the crank can move a bit when you depress or 
release the clutch, causing the seal to ride on a different part of the 
crank.

On Aug 27, 2004, at 4:57 PM, Jonathan Monetti wrote:

> 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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