Occasional noise from tranny

[Speedwagon]

Seems to me like it's either the slave cylinder or release bearing. One some occasions, I get an awful noise from the transmission. Sounds like a bearing going out, and changes with input shaft speed. I can even feel it in the clutch pedal, and the noise changes when I push in the clutch while it is doing this. Then it goes away on it's own.

Also, I only need to use the top 2-3 inches of clutch pedal travel. I can fully engage/disengage the clutch well before I'm half way through pedal travel.

Does all this sound like the slave cylinder, or release bearing, or something else?

 

[jeffro184]

replace the clutch kit, comes with the throw out bearing, pilot bearing, clutch disc and pressure plate. it sounds like a bad throw out bearing, but if your there do it all!

 

[Speedwagon]

So you think the slave cylinder is ok then, and likely just the clutch components?

 

[Nhaz]

I would hazard a guess at the throwout bearing. those things take alot of abuse with no lube.