My Truck has developed a squeak and i am pretty sure that it is the throw out bearing. My question is, is there any way to grease the throwout bearing without splitting the engine and trans?

Thanks

Jesse

 

I have never had this problem so I am only making educated guesses...

Maybe there is an access panel or splash plate on the tranny that will allow you to get at the clucth housing. Not too common on sticks if I recall but worth a look.

If a throwout bearing is squeaky I would suspect more that it is a bad bearing.

How long since you had a new clutch? Maybe it is a worn out clutch or pressure plate?

Why do you suspect the throwout? Does it squeek all the time or just at the pressure point or???


Good Luck,

Jim Henderson

 

Throw out bearings have no way to grease them. To get at it you have to pull the tranny. When they start squeaking/chirping the only way to cure it is to replace it.

 

thanks for the quick replies. I was afraid of that. Im not to sure whether it is or isnt the throwout because it only does it when the truck is cold once the engine and tranny are warm from driving it stops making the noise. sometimes it stops making it when i push in the clutch and sometimes it doesnt. it is a really wierd noise but it never gets faster or slower. i dont know what it is other than annoying. it drives me nuts. it didnt start making it until it got cold here single digits.

I dont know if or when it had a clutch in it i bought it with 100,000 on it and havent had to do anything with it.

if it ends up being the throw out bearing what brand clutch should i go with because i will probably go ahead and put a new one in while i have the tranny out.

 

Good idea to replace that stuff if you have it apart. The last time I did a clutch I went to Advance Auto and got a Perfection Clutch set (made by Zoom). It came with a clutch disc, pressure plate assembly, throwout bearing, pilot bearing, clutch alignment tool and hydraulic line tool for about $150 IIRC. A lot of guys on here recommend the LUK clutch set.

Use some brake cleaner to clean the release where the hydraulic hose attaches onto the slave. Once apart, check the flywheel for cracks or bluing. If there's something that can't be polished out with 400 grit sandpaper, have the flywheel cut. When reassembling, don't get any grease or oil on the clutch disk. Wipe the surfaces on the flywheel and pressure plate down with brake cleaner before assembly.

 

So you say the squeek never gets faster or slower? Is this with you changing engine speed? If the engine is changing speed the throwout should also change pitch.

Is it squeeking at idle, or when you depress the clutch or on the road at speed?

I am suspecting it isn't something in the drive train if you are serious about the squeek not changing with speed. It might be some metal to metal contact of some bodie/frame pieces that is making noise and only happens when things are cold. I have seen this a few times on various cars I've owned. Sometimes a real beach to find.

I usually crawl around under the truck and grab and shake everything I can find. You would be surprised at how often something loose turns up. Common culprits are exhaust hangers, dampers and shields, crash plates, running board mounts etc. These type squeeks often just happen at one engine vibration speed and then cut off once you pass the harmonic frequencies of that part. A real pain like I said.

If the squeek is chaninging with engine speed then I would suspect various parts of the drive train including the clutch system, the accesory drives(alternator, idlers etc), maybe even the belts.

If it is the throwout, then the noise should stop or change drastically as you pass thru the preesure point.

Good Luck,

Jim Henderson

 

thanks jim