I think my clutch is going out...

PETC · 10-09-2006, 04:46 PM

Solution?

Well, most people would just replace the craptastic SPEC clutch that the PO put into the car with the OEM one I have sitting around doing nothing.

However, I have a better solution. It's called a 1MZFE.

******* Camry motors.

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Regardless, I made a thread earlier this year about a weird metal/metal scratching noise that was coming from the left rear side of my car. Got mixed opinions on it, and decided to ignore it unless it got worse. Not sure if it's gotten worse, still pretty much the same noise at the same volume, however, let's say I'm cruising in 3rd gear at 50 MPH, just coasting, not on the gas or anything. If I push in the clutch, and then pop it out again real quick, the noise will happen.

Also, if I'm in gear, usually lower gears where there's more snap and a better gear ratio, if I get on and off the throtle real quick, it'll make the noise.

I've lubricated the shit out of everything back there to no avail, so I'm pretty sure that it's my clutch as Phoenix (I think) stated in my previous thread. His theory was that the people who put aftermarket clutches on, when they get the flywheel resurfaced, don't resurface where the clutch actually mounts to the flywheel, so there's a difference in the gap there and hence the clutch doesn't disengage properly, or something like that.

Regardless, even if the PO did resurface my old Flywheel correctly, I reused my SPEC clutch from my blown 5SFE and never swaped the flywheel, instead I used the flywheel that came on my $50 Celica 5SFE, so who knows if it had ever been resurfaced, or how many times it had been resurfaced.

Either way, let's start this over. What do you guys think?

PETC · 10-09-2006, 04:50 PM

I decided to beat the shit out of my car for a few minutes to see if the clutch would slip.

I think it was just wheel hop, but there's this place in Bellingham where you can stop fully before getting onto I-5, so I reved it up to about 4.5K and launched. Broke traction and heard/felt three bangs as the car began to step out to the right before regaining traction.

Was that the clutch or just wheel hop?

Gairloch · 10-18-2006, 12:10 AM

That was probably not your clutch. When the clutch is slipping you step on the gas and the engine revs but nothing happens.

10-09-2006, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 43 Thanked 65 Times in 53 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	I think my clutch is going out... Solution? Well, most people would just replace the craptastic SPEC clutch that the PO put into the car with the OEM one I have sitting around doing nothing. However, I have a better solution. It's called a 1MZFE. ******* Camry motors. ----------------------------- Regardless, I made a thread earlier this year about a weird metal/metal scratching noise that was coming from the left rear side of my car. Got mixed opinions on it, and decided to ignore it unless it got worse. Not sure if it's gotten worse, still pretty much the same noise at the same volume, however, let's say I'm cruising in 3rd gear at 50 MPH, just coasting, not on the gas or anything. If I push in the clutch, and then pop it out again real quick, the noise will happen. Also, if I'm in gear, usually lower gears where there's more snap and a better gear ratio, if I get on and off the throtle real quick, it'll make the noise. I've lubricated the shit out of everything back there to no avail, so I'm pretty sure that it's my clutch as Phoenix (I think) stated in my previous thread. His theory was that the people who put aftermarket clutches on, when they get the flywheel resurfaced, don't resurface where the clutch actually mounts to the flywheel, so there's a difference in the gap there and hence the clutch doesn't disengage properly, or something like that. Regardless, even if the PO did resurface my old Flywheel correctly, I reused my SPEC clutch from my blown 5SFE and never swaped the flywheel, instead I used the flywheel that came on my $50 Celica 5SFE, so who knows if it had ever been resurfaced, or how many times it had been resurfaced. Either way, let's start this over. What do you guys think?

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10-09-2006, 04:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 43 Thanked 65 Times in 53 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	I decided to beat the shit out of my car for a few minutes to see if the clutch would slip. I think it was just wheel hop, but there's this place in Bellingham where you can stop fully before getting onto I-5, so I reved it up to about 4.5K and launched. Broke traction and heard/felt three bangs as the car began to step out to the right before regaining traction. Was that the clutch or just wheel hop?

10-18-2006, 12:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,313 Thanks: 139 Thanked 296 Times in 264 Posts Blog Entries: 4 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	That was probably not your clutch. When the clutch is slipping you step on the gas and the engine revs but nothing happens.