last night i was driving and all of a sudden it was rough pushing the clutch in. so i turned the car off and pushed the clutch in - it was smooth
so tried it with car stoped, engine running, and it was rough again
went to take off and had a lot of clutch shudder, but once its out it has a heap of grip (dropped it in 4th while moving to check)
and it makes a funny sound other than the shudder also while the clutch is semi in
i checked the thrust bearing and its spinning freely no issues, but it was dark so couldnt see the fingers..
but with the car stopped that means that the problem must be engine side correct? anything from the thrust bearing to the spigot bearing?
however i parked and went down to the beach, came back a while later when it had cooled down and when i took off it was fine, seemed to be when it warmed up it started again WTF!?
im really confused as wether the thrust bearing isnt sitting flush with the fingers, the clutch plate friction material has come away from the plate itself, the pressure plate has warped, the spigot bearing has come out, the flywheel bolts are loose or rear big end has gone.. (please no)
anybody else experienced this?
if it makes a difference i installed the clutch myself when i did the engine change - well over a year ago now, and no issues except for the odd high pitch squeaking evry now and then for a few days..
i will get under there with a torch tomoro and have a look but need some advice - and no one say remove the engine coz i really dont have time
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