Screaming Blown Throw-out Bearing

StangGrin · Mar 8, 2014

Hello,

Just wanted to share the mess that was my throw-out bearing.

Thanks,
Chris

Noise at idle - [video=vimeo;71222886]http://vimeo.com/71222886[/video]

Pulling out the pieces - [video=vimeo;71222887]http://vimeo.com/71222887[/video]
Notice the ball bearings and strips of metal laying at the bottom of the bell housing.

RichV · Mar 8, 2014

I've had that once or twice.

Hope you used a Ford TOB for replacement. The cheap ones don't last very long at all.

StangGrin · Mar 8, 2014

Most of the parts were FRPP -
+ clutch + PP
+ clutch fork
+ TOB

The cable was Ford, too. So I'm sure hoping I'm set for a good long while.

D3VST8R96GT · Mar 9, 2014

Timken is supposedly the best .... iirc

The D3V

Pete@FTR · Mar 9, 2014

Ah yes I remember this sound, mine had even managed to weld some of the ball bearings together.. Imho definetly go with the frpp tob

1997GT4.6 · Mar 9, 2014

Mines whistling slightly. And its not constant.

StangGrin · Mar 9, 2014

Poxenham said:
Ah yes I remember this sound, mine had even managed to weld some of the ball bearings together.. Imho definetly go with the frpp tob

Welded ball bearings!? Wow!

StangGrin · Mar 9, 2014

1997GT4.6 said:
Mines whistling slightly. And its not constant.

Mine started off with intermittent noises but no real change in pedal feel. Then on the way home from a 30-mile trip it got worse and worse. At times the clutch pedal wouldn't return unless I pulled it up with my toe. The last thing it did under its own power was pull into the garage. After that the clutch pedal wouldn't move anymore.

Not a bad story to tell now that it's all behind me.

Wild97GT · Mar 9, 2014

Mine did that when I was 3 hours away from home and if it wasn't making that horrible screeching it was making a horrible grinding noise.

StangGrin · Mar 10, 2014

Wild97GT said:
Mine did that when I was 3 hours away from home and if it wasn't making that horrible screeching it was making a horrible grinding noise.

Three hours from home? Oh man.

Win · Mar 11, 2014

I think everyone has had it happen. I've always replaced with Ford and never had any issues. Always seems to be the ones that cheap out and I have to fix those issues.