[dznucks]

You are correct. the bushing does go into the crank not the flywheel. my mistake. thanks for pointing that out.

And let me reword what i wrote earlier. when i said it slipped in. there was no slop or play, but it did not have to be beat in with a hammer like the one i had to remove. i greased the hole and pushed it in. it took some force but it didnt just slide in on its own. slipped was a pour choice of words. sorry. I made a point to take note of all those clearances. And again, i am not saying it is not the pilot bushing. This is my DD so i cant afford to take the trans out until i know the problem.

The old pilot bushing had to be tapped and pressed out with a bolt to remove it. the same issues exsited then. The clutch i replaced it with was warranteed, so it was the identical clutch and throw out bearing. I also removed the front input shaft bearing and took it to the store and it spun just as smooth as a new bearing. The transmission came from another board member and had recently been rebuilt, so i decided not to replace that.

At lunch i drove it and played around with the clutch trying to pay attention to when it was doing it. It doesnt do it on the down stroke of the pedal. it will only do it when you are feathering the pedal. like when backing or driving slowly in a parking lot.... moving the pedal in and out at low speeds. when the noise starts, you can move the pedal in or out slightly and the noise stops, only to happen again until the clutch is either engaged or fully disengaged.