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draggin49 · 04-21-2018, 04:28 PM

Fired up my roadster to go for a drive . When I pushed the clutch pedal to the floor I noticed a noise (sort of a clacking ) and felt some vibration.
My 32 has the stock motor/trans. I took it up the street and it drove completely fine and shifted normal . Noise seems to only be there while clutch pedal is depressed . Never has done this before so I’m unsure what it is / what the cause could’ve been, prior to this car has always ran/shifted fine

19Fordy · 04-21-2018, 06:41 PM

Throwout bearing?

petehoovie · 04-21-2018, 06:49 PM

Lack of use? If you don't drive em they'll go to hell on you...

draggin49 · 04-21-2018, 07:12 PM

I usually drive the roadster 3-5 times a week .it only really has been fewer times a week when we were getting a lot of rain .ive had the car maybe 9 months now
Is what I was describing sound like a throwout bearing gone bad ??

petehoovie · 04-21-2018, 07:21 PM

Could be a throw-out bearing or a pressure plate problem or both. How much free play does the clutch pedal have? Does the clutch pedal feel normal when depressed?....

19Fordy · 04-21-2018, 08:30 PM

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draggin49: Remove the transmission cover and depress the clutch pedal slowly. When you feel resistance that's when the throwout bearing is starting to engage and will make a sound like a bad bearing. Could also be that the little spring on the throwout bearing is broken or come off. Also check pilot bearing in flywheel while you're at it.
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alanwoodieman · 04-21-2018, 08:45 PM

sounds like the release bearing aka throw out bearing has collapsed and the clacking sound you hear is the finger on the pressure plate bumping on the bad bearing

JMFL36 · 04-22-2018, 07:38 AM

Uneven pressure plate fingers can also cause some chatter when the clutch is depressed, and will lead to throwout bearing failure over time. Measure the distance from the pressure plate back plate and each finger. They should all be within a few thousandths of each other. An uneven wear pattern on the finger ends is a good indicator.

04-21-2018, 04:28 PM	#1
draggin49 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Southern California Posts: 212	Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed Fired up my roadster to go for a drive . When I pushed the clutch pedal to the floor I noticed a noise (sort of a clacking ) and felt some vibration. My 32 has the stock motor/trans. I took it up the street and it drove completely fine and shifted normal . Noise seems to only be there while clutch pedal is depressed . Never has done this before so I’m unsure what it is / what the cause could’ve been, prior to this car has always ran/shifted fine

04-21-2018, 06:41 PM	#2
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed Throwout bearing?

04-21-2018, 06:49 PM	#3
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,166	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed Lack of use? If you don't drive em they'll go to hell on you... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

04-21-2018, 07:12 PM	#4
draggin49 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Southern California Posts: 212	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed I usually drive the roadster 3-5 times a week .it only really has been fewer times a week when we were getting a lot of rain .ive had the car maybe 9 months now Is what I was describing sound like a throwout bearing gone bad ??

04-21-2018, 07:21 PM	#5
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,166	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed Could be a throw-out bearing or a pressure plate problem or both. How much free play does the clutch pedal have? Does the clutch pedal feel normal when depressed?.... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

04-21-2018, 08:30 PM	#6
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) draggin49: Remove the transmission cover and depress the clutch pedal slowly. When you feel resistance that's when the throwout bearing is starting to engage and will make a sound like a bad bearing. Could also be that the little spring on the throwout bearing is broken or come off. Also check pilot bearing in flywheel while you're at it. http://dennis-carpenter.com/product....uickorder=true https://cgfordparts.com/wwwsectionfi...Hub%20Assembly Verify correct part numbers before purchasing. You can buy bearing separately. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1928-48-For...ZYTghb&vxp=mtr Last edited by 19Fordy; 04-21-2018 at 08:39 PM.

04-21-2018, 08:45 PM	#7
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,965	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed sounds like the release bearing aka throw out bearing has collapsed and the clacking sound you hear is the finger on the pressure plate bumping on the bad bearing

04-22-2018, 07:38 AM	#8
JMFL36 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Venice, FL Posts: 227	Re: Vibration /noise when clutch is depressed Uneven pressure plate fingers can also cause some chatter when the clutch is depressed, and will lead to throwout bearing failure over time. Measure the distance from the pressure plate back plate and each finger. They should all be within a few thousandths of each other. An uneven wear pattern on the finger ends is a good indicator.