Help with Clutch noise

[twoskies]

hi

ok, truck sat for a couple weeks, was waiting for a starter and was on call, got starter installed today, checked starter gear and flywheel clearance, was .021, hooked everything else back up, truck started perfectly, no starter noise, birds were singing, everything was good
let truck warm up, thought id go for a drive, pushed clutch pedal in and grinding noises, when truck is in gear(pedal all the way up) and in neutral, no noise
clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing only have about 3000 miles on them

i do have about an inch or more of play before clutch engages from the top, after that , its noisy all the way to the floor

Thanks for any help

[Mike C]

Still sounds like throwout bearing if it only makes noise when you are pushing in on the clutch.

BUT, I have an 86 K30 that only makes noise RIGHT before the clutch engages all the way but makes NO noise when disengaging, driving, idling, etc. And I haven't figure that out either.

[twoskies]

ok just went out after the game, lol

sounds kinda tinny, i did remove and reinstall the flywheel cover when i changed the starter, might get lucky, ill check it out tomorrow

Thanks

[twoskies]

Ok was not the inspection plate. Flywheel is hitting starter gear when pushing clutch pedal in Anyone had this issue. Shim starter or. ? Thanks

[Steeveedee]

You may have a bad thrust gearing if the crankshaft moves that much. Gently pry the flywheel back and forth. If there is noticeable movement, a crankshaft job is in your near future. I guess it could be the starter Bendix drive spring. If the crank doesn't move, pop the starter motor off and check that out.

[twoskies]

had a little more time and a quick helper tonite, flywheel is not moving back and forth like i thought, did not start truck when i was under it, turned by hand under truck, still think its hitting starter drive gear, called Jegs, good people, tech told me to shim inside bolt closest to the block, will roll the starter out of the way, tried , did not make any difference, think im going to pull starter in the morning and get it headed back for a swap
the weird thing is no matter how i shim starter, it still engages and starts the truck with no noticeable grinding or after whine noise


Thanks