[Phlebmaster]

Originally Posted by dznucks

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.

An old trick to getting those out is using heavy grease in the crank hole where the pilot bushing sits, then use a dowel and hammer to push into the hole, using the hydrolic pressure of the grease to push the old one out.

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.

Maybe the throw out bearing is defective.