possible clutch problems (need help)

[Beanhead]

Hi!

10-1 says your throwout bearing is making noise! Funny you should post this tonight, as I just put my tranny and exhaust back on after installing a new clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing, throwout bearing, and rear oil seal at the crank.

Throwout bearings go all the time, its happened twice on my V6, and recently on my '94 Cobra, thus, my current clutch change.

It's one of those things that will either last you 5 minutes, or 5 years. For example, my V6 throwout bearing has had a little rattle for about a year now. The Cobra had a rattle for a long time, and just recently started to high pitch whine when it was cold, thus, indicating to me that it was about to go!

Your symptoms really point to the throwout bearing, because the circumstances you mentioned when the noise gets louder, is EXACTLY when the throwout bearing is being pushed into the pressure plate..... When you let off, and put it in gear, it's just sitting on the tranny input shaft not really doing anything, the, when you push that pedal down, WHAM, the bearing gets thrust right onto the pressur plate fingers. And if it's even slightly messed up, you will get some sort of noise.

One thing though, if it starts getting worse, don't drive it. If that bearing comes apart, not only will you not be able to shift, thus stranding your arse, but might cause a fair amount of damage to the clutch components and maybe even the tranny, and that's just not worth it!!!!

As for the stalling, you got me, I hope that someone else on here can solve that one for you!

Good luck, and if you have any questions on clutch replacements, let me know, I've become intimately familiar with it over the last week!!!