Joseph,
Two possibilities;
1. A dry or worn pilot shaft bushing.
Bad news is, replacement first requires engine removal.
Good news is, you don't have to do it now. It will probably continue
with the squealing, marginally taking longer to quieten down as it
continues to wear.
2. A first motion shaft bearing (input shaft bearing) going south.
Bad news is, replacement first requires engine removal.
Good news is, you don't have to do it now. Next week will be ok. It
ain't gonna get any better, and may indeed get worse, fast.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Tue, 22 Dec 98 20:35:38 -0800 Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
writes:
>Thanks for the heater/blower motor suggestions. But the fan is off.
>I've
>tried to listen a little more closely, moving around the interior and
>such and the squeak seems to be coming from the transmission
>tunnel/starter area underneath the car. It doesn't change when I
>depress
>the clutch and driving doesn't stop it. But it disappears as the car
>warms up. Could it be something in the transmission, starter or
>distibutor? Those are the only things that move down there. Thanks in
>advance,
>
>
>Joseph
>67 MGB Roadster
>
>My orginal message:
>>Now that it's freezing in the S.F. Bay Area, my car is making a
>strange
>>noise as it warms up. It's almost like the squeal you'd get from a
>>slipping belt, but it's not as high pitched. It sounds louder from
>the
>>interior of the car than it does from under the hood. And it seems to
>be
>>coming from the lower firewall area. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
>
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