Re: Clutch Sounds in 4KQ

[Timothy C Salazar II <tsal2@juno.com>]

Sounds like it could be the clutch throw-out bearing to me. Possibly the
throw-out arm broke a flang, as well.   A similar thing happened on my
`82 Coupe when I first bought it.  It seems a seal went bad and the
bearing lost most of it's lubricant.  The only problems I encountered
before I lost the clutch was a clicking sound everytime it was depressed.
 I don't know how expensive the bearing is, but the arm was around $82
and the seal was $75, back in 1995.  (Those are dealer prices.)  Check to
see what the others on the list say:  they're a bit more mechanically
inclined.

Love, Like, or Just Plain Tolerate,

Timothy

`85 Saab 900S (Dad's Loaner)
`86 CGT (R.I.P.)
`82 Coupe (R.I.P.)


On 21 Feb 99 20:57:45 -0500 Thomas Alexander <thomas@edu15.coe.ufl.edu>
writes:
>Just returned from a 1000 mile trek in my '86 4KQ.  When I pulled 
>into
>the garage,  I heard an awful metal grinding sound when I pressed down 
>on
>the clutch.  The car still runs fine.  As well, the sound is not 
>present
>when the car is sitting still idling in neutral.  The car has about 
>140,000
>miles and has its original clutch.  
>
>Please advise whether this is being caused by the clutch or a part 
>within
>the clutch.  If you know of rough estimates of prices, that would be
>great too.
>
>Regards,
>
>Thomas Alexander
>
>