Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 20:52:01 -0800 (PST)
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From: David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil>
Subject: Re: Whistle sound--Gland nut??f
Jon Peters/UB Networks writes:
>
> I am NOT an expert with Mustangs, but I do know that the T/O bearing is NOT
> SPINNING in a TI/TII configuration, UNTIL the clutch pedal is depressed...
Ideally, no. In actuality (at least in the Mustang) there is nothing that
pulls the t/o bearing off of the pressure plate when the pedal is not
depressed, and it tends to rest against the pressure plate and turn, without
being under any real load.
> When the clutch pedal is depressed, it puts tension on the clutch cable, which
> in turn, pulls the lever attached to the T/O bearing forks, which, in turn,
> presses the T/O bearing against the pressure plate ring (or fingers), thus
> releasing the clutch disk.... When the clutch is disengaged in a TI/TII, the
> T/O bearing does not spin as it is hanging on a set of forks and does not
> engage the output shaft from the tranny. It is entirely possible that the
> Mustang T/O bearing spins w/ the output shaft, unlike VWs, thus creating the
> bearing noise you had to repair in your Mustang.
No, the t/o doesn't spin with the output shaft in the Mustang. The two
setups are very similar. As you know, the t/o bearing really has little
to do with the tranny output shaft, except that the output shaft happens to
pass through it. And I haven't repaired the Mustang yet, because I don't
feel like dropping the transmission again, having just done it a few months
ago.
> I've been wrenching on these puppies (TI/TII) for over 25 years and have NEVER
> heard a T/O bearing make noise without having pressure applied to it via the
> clutch pedal. I have, however, had a number of trannies that have final
> drive/input carrier bearing noise as they get worn....
Well doggone, then you must be right, and I must be wrong. Okay everyone,
let it be known that if you hear a squeaking noise, and it goes away when
you press in the clutch, it is *not* the throwout bearing!!! :)
Seriously Jon, I'm not trying to discredit your years of experience with
VWs, but give me a little credit too. I'll say it one more time - "I am only
trying to suggest *another possible cause* for the noise. I am not saying
that it is not the carrier bearing!".
-David
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David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...)
schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze
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