Clutch Noise Question
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Clutch Noise Question
On my '95 4runner I am experiencing a high-pitched rotary noise under the truck when the clutch is out. When you begin to depress the clutch the noise disappears. The original engine was hydro-locked and the new block w/ new clutch have about 4k. The mechanic who performed the work claims it is the throw arm bushing (I think). Any insight on how to treat a tranny that was submerged would be great. Haven't changed the fluids yet. Thanks for the help.
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I think people have said that to be the throw out bearing.
Its strange though, if the clutch is only 4k old for the bearing to go out. Usually they change those out when they do a clutch job. You said it was submerged, do you mean you dunked that thing deep in a river or what?
Its strange though, if the clutch is only 4k old for the bearing to go out. Usually they change those out when they do a clutch job. You said it was submerged, do you mean you dunked that thing deep in a river or what?
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Yes it was a river crossing gone bad. The water was up to the headlights. The engine was snuffed and being a newbie I tried to turn it over. Unfortunately it broke the connecting rod. Nothing like seeing your 4runner taking water in the cabin.
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that's what it is. mine is really loud too. I just give the bearing a bath with white lithium, the dry stuff, through the inspection hole where the clutch fork goes through the bell housing. Use electrical tape or something to secure the red straw thing on the can so it doesn't shoot off into your housing. Note, though, I only do this because I don't want to drop the manual tranny and everything else just to change the bearing. I'll limp along like that until the clutch actually needs to be replaced, then I'll tackle that one. This will just quite it down for about a couple of months. mines been doing it since about 70k and I'm now at 107k on the stock clutch.
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Mine did that 1 mile after the foreman at Toyota changed my clutch. According to Toyota it's "normal." I tend to agree it's ok since I have heard the same thing on Toyota's with 150K do the same thing.
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Originally posted by ByThaBay
I don't think it's normal.
If it wasn't making the noise when it was new, it shouldn't be making it now.
I don't think it's normal.
If it wasn't making the noise when it was new, it shouldn't be making it now.
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Hey, I think mine does this too,... Hmmm,... I only does it once in a while though,... well kinda. Its weird,... if I rev the engine up enough, say around 3000 and from first gear go to let go of the clutch slowly I wil hear this squeal like chirp noise and when I fully let go of the clutch it goes away. Id that what you are talking about?
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According to the FSM the throw out bearing is a sealed unit; it cannot be lubed. If you squirt grease through the fork, you will end up with clutch slippage.
A fellow once told me he sprays WD40 into his fork on his 1st gen and it cures the squeal. I am not familiar enough with the 1st gen, but DO NOT do it to your 2nd gen.
A fellow once told me he sprays WD40 into his fork on his 1st gen and it cures the squeal. I am not familiar enough with the 1st gen, but DO NOT do it to your 2nd gen.
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Originally posted by ByThaBay
I don't think it's normal.
If it wasn't making the noise when it was new, it shouldn't be making it now.
I don't think it's normal.
If it wasn't making the noise when it was new, it shouldn't be making it now.
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My 95 clutch has the same noise too. Although my clutch has 124,000mi on it, it has made that noise for a long time now and the clutch works fine.
I remeber hearing something about the thin grease that toyota used in the bearings that caused this noise, and I have also been told that this noise is normal (I've been living with it for quite a while now).
Hope that helps
Eric
I remeber hearing something about the thin grease that toyota used in the bearings that caused this noise, and I have also been told that this noise is normal (I've been living with it for quite a while now).
Hope that helps
Eric
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the squealing, do you mean, like when your ideling and the clutch pedal is not pressed down and you hear like a squeak/squealing noise?
mine makes that noise too and if i press down the pedal EVERY SO SLIGHTLY, just to the end of the pedal play, it stops. ??
mine makes that noise too and if i press down the pedal EVERY SO SLIGHTLY, just to the end of the pedal play, it stops. ??
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Originally posted by apc
According to the FSM the throw out bearing is a sealed unit; it cannot be lubed. If you squirt grease through the fork, you will end up with clutch slippage.
A fellow once told me he sprays WD40 into his fork on his 1st gen and it cures the squeal. I am not familiar enough with the 1st gen, but DO NOT do it to your 2nd gen.
According to the FSM the throw out bearing is a sealed unit; it cannot be lubed. If you squirt grease through the fork, you will end up with clutch slippage.
A fellow once told me he sprays WD40 into his fork on his 1st gen and it cures the squeal. I am not familiar enough with the 1st gen, but DO NOT do it to your 2nd gen.
Originally posted by overKILL
when I fully let go of the clutch it goes away. Id that what you are talking about?
when I fully let go of the clutch it goes away. Id that what you are talking about?
Originally posted by joshik
the squealing, do you mean, like when your ideling and the clutch pedal is not pressed down and you hear like a squeak/squealing noise?
mine makes that noise too and if i press down the pedal EVERY SO SLIGHTLY, just to the end of the pedal play, it stops. ??
the squealing, do you mean, like when your ideling and the clutch pedal is not pressed down and you hear like a squeak/squealing noise?
mine makes that noise too and if i press down the pedal EVERY SO SLIGHTLY, just to the end of the pedal play, it stops. ??
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