T-5's suck. (More Problems)

[det_riot]

if so then it's definitely your tob. it might be able to be adjusted with the clutch cable, i'm not positive

 

[Slykin]

Nooo, nothing like that. It sounds like taking a piece of flat metal and sliding it around on another piece of flat metal.

 

[Slykin]

I think it IS the throwout bearing, it's coming from around the bellhousing area, i'm just not sure how to fix it... I don't know whether to make the cable longer or shorter.

 

[Tbuck07]

Did you use the TOB that came with the spec kit? I did the same..didnt have any problems though..

 

[Slykin]

I did. I think I might try loosening the clutch cable, I think the throwout bearing is riding on the clutch "splines" while the clutch is let off.

 

[Slykin]

More problems guys! I tried adjusting the cable looser and drove it about 100ft. It's smoking now arggg.. and it's still making the noise.

 

[det_riot]

Try tightening it instead of loosening it? did you grease the TOB and fork when you put it all in?

 

[Slykin]

I greased everything I was supposed to, not a whole lot of grease so it wouldn't get in the clutch, but I greased it. I don't see how tightening it would help either, that would press it harder.

 

[det_riot]

idk tightening it was a shot in the dark because you said loosening it made it smoke

 

[Slykin]

Well, it might have smoked before I loosened it, I just didn't drive it all before that.

 

[Tbuck07]

Wait wait wait..what is smoking? My car smoked for a few hours because of all the grease and shit on the exhaust..