[dznucks]

Since the same problems exsits with both the old bushing and the new pilot bushing, its not making sense that its the pilot bushing. The only time the pilot bushing is "in use" is when your pressing the clutch, so it does make sense that it could be the bushing. But if the pilot bushing was bad wouldnt it make noise throughout the pedal stroke and also make noise everytime the clutch was used?

When I swapped the tranny and clutch, i was paying close attention to the bushing, the bearing, the input shaft bearing and the input shaft housing because i had been having this problem before. I cleaned the input shaft housing to make sure there was not a bur or scratch causing the problem. I spun the pilot bushing on the input shaft to ensure the fit. The bushing slipped right into the flywheel, didnt have to be pressed in. The new bearing spun smoothly and was well greased when it was installed.

This is why I am looking more at the clutch fork and pivot ball stud. But i dont know how much adjustment the pivot stud should have and i dont know how much play the fork should have. the pivot ball will only move forward/backward about 1/8 of an inch before it seems to bottom out. The fork has some wiggle to it, but how much is too much?