Throwout Bearing??? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

cadillac531 · 05-29-2015

Armed with my new fuel pumps and tires, I took the Beast for a little trip out of town last weekend. She ran like a champ, through the rain, and up the hills and mountains with the AC on and the cruise on, it pulled down 23.2 mpg. I was pretty happy, as this makes the ZR my most fuel efficient vehicle

Anyway, when I left my folks' house to come back home, the trans made a high pitched bearing-like sound just as the clutch engaged. It did it as I would engage reverse and as I would engage first. I took it around the block before heading on back, and when everything warmed up, the sound went away and didn't come back.

I started the car again today and it gave me the same sounds, I rocked the car front and back with the clutch and after the third time of doing this, the sound stopped and the clutch engaged quietly like usual.

Can anyone describe to me the sound a throwout bearing makes? The trans shifts fine, and there are not any other audible sounds other than the ones a ZF usually makes.

Thanks.

05-29-2015	#1
cadillac531 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 243	Throwout Bearing??? Armed with my new fuel pumps and tires, I took the Beast for a little trip out of town last weekend. She ran like a champ, through the rain, and up the hills and mountains with the AC on and the cruise on, it pulled down 23.2 mpg. I was pretty happy, as this makes the ZR my most fuel efficient vehicle Anyway, when I left my folks' house to come back home, the trans made a high pitched bearing-like sound just as the clutch engaged. It did it as I would engage reverse and as I would engage first. I took it around the block before heading on back, and when everything warmed up, the sound went away and didn't come back. I started the car again today and it gave me the same sounds, I rocked the car front and back with the clutch and after the third time of doing this, the sound stopped and the clutch engaged quietly like usual. Can anyone describe to me the sound a throwout bearing makes? The trans shifts fine, and there are not any other audible sounds other than the ones a ZF usually makes. Thanks. __________________ Constantine Registry Founding Member #0235 1991 Corvette ZR-1 -- Stock, 94 ZR-1 exhaust system, muffler delete. 1956 Chevrolet Belair -- Pro Street, 531ci Cadillac, 8-71 Blower, 8pt roll bar, built TH-400, 9" rear, 1,100 HP -- Street Car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8y4cwcvK0s 1968 Mustang "Pegasus" -- Zeeker Chassis, 584ci Dart Block, Brodix Big Brodies, 2-1150 Dominators, FTI 'Glide, 1168 hp, best ET & Trap(holding back) 8.57@159 -- 7.9X -- 1/4 mile car. 1970 Chevelle -- 468ci, TKO600, shaved and smoothed everything.