I have seen the Centerforce rattle thing somewhere on the web, but can't
confirm it. I had one in a IH Scout a long time ago and never really like the
idea of the weights, just didn't seem right. Never had a problem with it
however.
Did you also check other things in that area? Throw out
bearing, trans pilot bearing, things hitting or rattling with the motor while
at idle when it might be a bit rough i.e., clutch linkage, exhaust. Also
lifters and rockers. Cam thrustplate, etc.
All speculation, but easy to start
with the pressure plate, I think you can remove the weights pretty easy, if
they have an engine stand they could fire it and see without it being in the
car. Given that it's a pain to pull it might be worth finding a dyno to get it
going and save the put in pull out exercise if you can spare the $$.
Sandy
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From: "CoolVT@aol.com" <CoolVT@aol.com>
To:
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Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:08:09 PM
Subject:
[Tigers] Any ideas?
I took my engine out and have it in a local shop. A
rattling noise had
appeared and it seemed to be coming from the passenger
side rockers. Cover
was
removed and everything found to be fine. So engine
out.
The engine is a 302 stroked to 331. Hydraulic cam and roller rockers.
The
rattling is heard at idle, but can't be heard when revved a little. The
pan
is
off and all the bottom end appears normal. The intake is off and
everything
that can be seen appears okay. Any ideas of what could be causing
the noise?
They did find that there is more end play than there should be but
doesn't
appear that this is causing the noise.
The wrench guy heard that
sometimes Centerforce clutches can create a
rattling noise. Centerforce tech
guys say they never heard of it, but some
on-line
mechanics say that they've
found that they can rattle.
Any thoughts of what could cause the noise?
Mark
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