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Re: Clutch trouble

To: "Kevin B. Rhodes" <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>, spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Clutch trouble
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 06:45:30
Kevin,

sounds to me like the rubber on your bearing is going fast,  You assumption
is probably correct.

Patrick Bowen

At 05:46 PM 5/27/98 -0400, Kevin B. Rhodes wrote:
>Freddy is acting up this week! First I noticed that the clutch felt "weird"
>- when I push in on the pedal, the last bit of travel feels springy, like I
>am pushing up against a bunch of foam rubber of something. Today I noticed
>that there is a pronounced whirring - not quite a squeal - sound at the
>same time. The sound occurs once I am into the "springy" feeling part of
>the clutch travel. Shifting is still fine - no trouble getting into first
>or reverse. Any ideas?? I am thinking throw out bearing is going. Freddy is
>a 77 Spit with a 69 1300 motor.
>
>TIA
>Kevin Rhodes
>


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