Clutch problem!!

[d-oom]

well im having a problem with my clutch. i just put a new pressure plate, t/o bearing/ and disk in. i did not replace the pilot bearing like an idiot.

anyways. it drove fine for 2 days, then i started getting this loud whining noise whenever the clutch started to engage. sometimes it does it, sometimes it doesnt.

i can tell when its going to do it. when i press the clutch in, i hear a grinding sound exactly like a throwout bearing. i dont know....

let me rephrase myself so theres no confusion. sometimes when i press the clutch down, no noise, and it drives good.
usually when i press the clutch down, and there is a grinding sound like a t/o bearing. when the clutch engages, it whines and doesnt drive so good.

please help!

[NIK90s13]

Try bleeding the slave cylinder, If that does not clear it up, I hate to say you may have to pull the tranny and inspect your work. But try bleeding it first.

[d-oom]

ok sounds good. well not really :D

i was looking at a diagram of the transmission and clutch, and i noticed that i didnt have a retainer spring. odd

ill drop the tranny down and check it out

[d-oom]

i dropped the tranny down
the flywheel looks smooth, although there was a lot of red dust everywhere. looks like something overheated. the clutch after only 700 miles looks worn on one side more than the other, and i took it easy on it.

im going to have the flywheel resufaced, replace the pilot bearing, and hopefully get a new clutch kit since its under warrenty.

[NIK90s13]

In all honesty, it sounds lik it was'nt disengageing properly. When you get it back on be sure to bleed it really good!! Good luck

[ZlElNlKlI S14]

i know you dropped yer tranny a couple times...do you have the torque specs?

if u do know them..can i have the specs for:

fly wheel
transmission to the block
drive shaft..

basically anything and everything to replace a clutch..thanks!!

[d-oom]

flywheel is 105ft lb

transmission to block are all around 30ft lb. you can get away with that. they are all different tho

drvieshaft... hmmm i really dont know

[d-oom]

oh ya, the clutch disk was litterally warped. i really dont know what to think other than it was put on there sideways or something

ill do it all myself and make sure everything is right. last time i had a friend helping me... you know how that can go sometimes

[ZlElNlKlI S14]

thanks for the helpp man..

[BlackZenkiS14]

What pilot bearing are you using? Can i use a KA24 pilot bearing on my redtop? IF not, what is the part number that i need? i am doing a clutch on my car Friday. Thanks in advance.