Junkers88

Well at a stop light today I noticed a new noise coming from the 4runner. It sounds like *slosh-slosh-slosh-slosh*(sort of), is matched to the rpms of the motor, doesn't do it all the time but it's doing it a little more tonight than it was this afternoon and seems to be coming from the 5 speed tranny. I would suspect throw-out bearing but was told it was replaced (yeah, I know). The tranny has gotten harder to get into gear in the last few weeks if that helps at all.

Thanks.

BigBluePile

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got video?



Seriously, did your truck make this many wierdass noises??? ehheheheh!!!! j/k!

Dbl. E

Does it make the noise while you hold the clutch pedal to the floor or just when the clutch is released?

Junkers88

No way to even take a video, and no the truck didn't make any noise at all. Stop saying things like that or I'll do a 180 and sell the 4runner..... you're just trying to confuse me.



Doesn't matter if the clutch is in or out, in gear or not. If I could get it to make the noise when I'm at home in the garage I could probably find it. So far it only does it when it wants to and I guess it just doesn't want to make noise when I can look for it. I swear 1st gen runners are like children.

Junkers88

Okey dokey. I have an update.

It now does it almost all the time. At a stop light a little while ago it was really apparent so I went down on the shifter and put my ear to the top of the stick (like you would when using a ratchet extension to listen to the drive train) and I could hear a rotating noise as well as what sounded like the gears spinning. Ok the noise will stop as soon as I put the rig in gear and ease out on the clutch.

BigBluePile

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OH NO!!! Don't do that!!! You're just enjoying the "newness" of your new rig! Everybody does! When I haven't driven my truck in a long while, I notice all sorts of stuff I didn't notice before.

This was when you had the clutch pedal to the floor? I think you have the right idea with the t/o bearing. With the clutch in it's pushing against the fingers, spinning(gearish noise). I suppose, makes sence to me...

Junkers88

It makes the noise all the time (clutch in or out doesn't matter) up until I ease up on the pedal with the rig in gear. A soon as there is resistance (the rig begins to move/you can feel the motor starting to engage the tranny) the noise goes away.

I've priced a clutch kit (clutch, pressure plate, TO bearing, pilot bearing, install tool) and although it's a bit pricey I think I can afford it just as long as I do the install myself. Yeah that's going to be a long @$$ weekend of dropping the tranny and all.........

BigBluePile

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Hmmmmmm, well sounds like a project!! lol! Hey, I would also get that seal replaced on the input shaft on the tranny too. Get a tranny jack if you can. I dunno if your doing this all by yourself, but it'll make it easier. I did mine in a weekend, started Friday and had it back together Sunday. I also replaced the TO bearing retainer and retainer clips because it was shot and the clips were missing...