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Quote (v8killer @ Mar. 11 2002,08:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Wow-
You guys have some serious misinformation. The throwout bearing resides on your clutch fork, and when you depress your pedal, the throwout bearing comes in contact with the "fingers" on your clutch's pressure plate. Push on the pressure plate, and the internal diaphragm lets up on the transmission side of the clutch, releasing pressure, so the car stops trying to take off. IF you have a bad t/o bearing, you will hear funny noises when you let your clutch out as it comes in contact with the fingers on the pressure plate, and vice versa. If your pilot bushing is really worn, you COULD get a bit of a vibration as you take off, but it would more than likely be very slight. If you have severly worn and/or broken fingers on your pressure plate, you can DEFINATELY get chatter upon clutch engagement, and even some vibration, if it's worn badly enough. (clutches and pressure plates don't last forever guys, even if you drive it nicely, the fingers are worn off by coming in contact with the t/o bearing EVERYTIME you push your clutch in...)
Regardless, I would think that it would be time to start eliminating some variables to try and remedy your problem. Actual prices on your clutch (stock) are really reasonable- and the work is fairly easy also. (I think I had mine out last month in a matter of a few hours, and back in in the same time.) If you're getting chatter and/or funny noises, but the car still behaves adequately, the clutch is definately going...
Do yourself a favor and REPLACE IT ALL!!!! (save yourself the headaches)
Sorry this was so long!
PeaceOut!
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<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> Awesome reply!
Umm... but for the slow, the bottom line is when you push in the clutch with your foot it makes noise, when the pedal comes back up it stops = bad T/O bearing?
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