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Mar 30, 2005 | 08:57 PM

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does it still try and move forward in gear/clutch pedal down when it's warm? that is a far more serious prob than a noise... what is the pedal free play like?

When its warm, the car drives and shifts normal. The pedal feals normal too, cold and warm.

Mar 31, 2005 | 04:07 PM

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Since the car tries to move in gear with the clutch pushed in and the car is cold, maybe the clutch disc is dragging on the flywheel or pressure plate, causing the disc to rattle on its splines. The friction characteristics of the clutch disc change with temperature. Deposits of clutch material on the FW or PP may also smooth out after running a bit. Also, if the clutch master or slave is starting to fail, they will usually work better when warm (the seals get more flexible) and will disengage more completely when they warm up.

The pilot bearing itself is so small that for it or its seal to make noise, it would have to be in really bad shape.

The sound it made its make is kind of a metallica scraping / squealing. I'll pretty sure we'll have the tranny out next weekend, so i will let you guys know what it is. Its kind of a mystery right now.

Mar 31, 2005 | 07:39 PM

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What happens if you just leave it that way?

Mar 31, 2005 | 07:44 PM

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I don't think i want to find out.

Apr 11, 2005 | 04:40 PM

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So I was at the RX7store this weekend and they re-adjusted the clutch perdal and it hasn't made the noise again. They moved the engagement point to higher up on the clutch throw. Pretty strange problem.