I've searched and couldnt find enough threads about it to come to a conclusion. I just got an ACT and the throw out bearing is making noise I remember hearing that this goes away or can anyone give me there own opinions. Any helpful opinions are greatly appreciated!!

Kevin

 

How are you sure it's the throwout bearing causing the noise?

It could be bearings int the tranny, or one of 1000 other things that are spinning around in there.

what's it sound like? when does it happen?

 

my mechanic (the guy who put the clutch in) said it was the throw out bearing he even said it was a no name brand what ever that means. its like a whining sound until you engage the clutch and then it goes away. My dad even said something along the lines of the throw out bearing. dont get me wrong it doesnt mean either of them are right but i was wondering if anyone had the same problem. any advice of what it could be is much appreciated. Thanks matt for quick response your input is always appreciated.

Kevin

 

everyone that heard my tranny thought my throwout bearing was bad but it ended up being the input shaft bearing. does it make the sound when the clutch pedal is pressed in or released.

 

then when you press the clutch down it goes away!

 

that's how mine was...

dose it sound like this? http://www.associatedshippers.com/bad%20tranny.mp3

 

the sound first starts about half way through the mp3 yeah that is it but then when i push the clutch in it goes away! thanks for the quick response

 

well.. i could be wrong and it could be your throwout bearing (hopefully it is) but that sound is from the input shaft bearing closest to the bell housing going out. the bearing itself is cheap and i replaced mine myself... but it all depends on how comfortable you are in taking out the tranny and tearing it apart and working on it youself.

 

the throw out bearing is cheap and you replaced that? if so what did you replace it with, stock? thanks a lot you have been a huge help. also what are the side effects of leaving it go?

 

That tranny would scare small children... that was very frightening

 

my guess is the input shaft bearing is broken. it costs 21.02 from http://www.drivetrain.com/nissanRS5F50Afwd5sp.html but if you replace this yourself will also want to get the input shaft seal 2.50 and probably axle seals (but i'm not sure if that is required. may be a good idea to replace when you take them out) axle seals right 4.48 left 12.96. If the sound you are experiencing sounds like my mp3 then more than likely your input shaft bearing is gone. what happens is these pieces of metal that hold the bearings inside the race shatter and get thrown through your tranny, and luckily get caught by that magnet that is in there, and all of the bearings roll to one side. this is very bad because it can cause your your input shaft to move a little bit which will ruin the seal and then lets tranny fluid into the bell housing. (this ruined two clutches of mine, the original and the new one) with the input shaft moving like that it can also break this sleeve that the throwout bearing sits on. my first tranny did that and the throwout bearing broke also. So... what you should do is stop driving your car imediately and have it checked out!!!! i went for a while trying to figure out what was going on and asked a bunch of people but it was too late and i had to search forever to find another tranny (350 shipped but the bearings were bad) most others are 500 or more. hope this helps a little sorry it's so long

 

ahh who cares about the children. i was the one driving it thinking it was going to blow up in my face lol

 

it never made the noise until the new clutch was put in? and did you do all the work yourself because the parts are cheap enough but labor on that job would probably be a killer. thanks once again

 

did you put the clutch in yourself or have someone else do it? i did the replacement myself because i felt like trying it to see if i could do it and i didn't want to pay to have someone do it. I think it was anywhere from 300-500 to have it rebuilt because most tranny shops usually want to replace EVERYTHING in there so i was like no way. i'm just spending 50 dollars and replacing what needs to be replaced.

 

i would love to do it but i am in college and lack of tools and time prohibit me from doing it.

 

i'm not truely sure why it would have just happened to do that when the clutch was put it. it could be a coincidence or your mechanic hit the shaft while putting it in or something. it could be a million things. the only thing i know is to get it into some shop right away. you don't want to do what i did and drive around for a while like that or you'll be paying a lot more than you could be.

 

it's that pilot bearing not the throw out bearing.
and your mechanic is wrong, act uses their own throw out bearings. it was that yellow thing in your kit that looked like a little donut
ACT makes get street disc, i've got over 30k on both of mine and i drive them hard... like you should
nissan power

 

it's that pilot bearing not the throw out bearing.
and your mechanic is wrong, act uses their own throw out bearings. it was that yellow thing in your kit that looked like a little donut
ACT makes great street disc, i've got over 30k on both of mine and i drive them hard... like you should
nissan power

 

it's not a pilot bearing. instead it's the pilot bushing. that holds the input shaft steady on the engine. i've not really heard of that thing going bad though.

 

when my input shaft bearing retired, it was not a nice sound. At first it did sound like Throw bearing. After a few weeks, it would even make noise when driving in gear. It got louder and louder

 

when my input shaft bearing retired, it was not a nice sound. At first it did sound like Throw bearing. After a few weeks, it would even make noise when driving in gear. It got louder and louder, till i took in to the shop for a rebuild. I couldnt find a good priced used tranny with the LSD, so i had to rebuild mine. It only cost me $970CAD approx $600US(for the lazy americans who dont like to convert CAD to US.

 

If your clutch is okay, I would guess that it is the seal on the output shaft. This is what has happened to me. Instead of all of the gear oil leaking back into the bell housing and ruining the clutch (as I understand it would on the input shaft), it dripped out the vent hole in the bottom of the case for the flywheel. Now it won't go into any gear at all. This really sucks because it's only a year old, and I spent 2 grand a year ago fixing it, having it treated, and getting the ACT clutch. Now, I need a new tranny. At least the clutch is still good, though...

 

if oil is coming out of the little hole where the tranny meets the engine that is the bellhousing. your input shaft seal is broken if it is leaking there and that would also make oil leak on your clutch since the clutch is bolted to the flywheel.