Growling noise when clutch is engaged

[Gary WA]

Originally Posted by ghalperin

That turned out to be the problem. I guess after my last 100 mile drive, my crankshaft endplay increased. I had one long starter bolt and it was hitting the flywheel. I guess that after swapping out the TO bearing, I put the long bolt back in the same place. I measured the end play today, .030. Too much. It still runs fine and no growling noise.

I’ll start a new thread on fixing the crankshaft end play.

The pressure plate was way out of adjustment as well, at least I have another thing corrected.

Thanks for everybody’s help.

Thanks for the update! Enjoy the Ride and satisfaction of problem solving! Have a Great Thanksgiving! Now Drive On!!

[Tom Wesenberg]

All 3 starter bolts should be 1" long.
I wouldn't worry about the .030" freeplay unless it's causing a problem such as lots of oil loss. The freeplay can be fixed when the engine has a more serious problem. My engine had more freeplay than that, and no problems due to freeplay.