Guys, the problem started yesterday afternoon when I left from work.

My car is a 2006 5-speed w/45k problem free miles. Transmission has Royal Purple in it.

There is a high pitched "squeal" when you let the clutch all the way out, BUT with only a little light clutch pedal application, the squeal will stop. All gears shift smooth and there was no warning of any potential problem.

 

Maybe the throw out bearing over centering.

 

Thanks, any chance of it correcting itself or is there a tear down in my near future?

 

Thanks for the extremely valuable feedback from this forum. I don't know what I would have done if this forum wouldn't have been so helpful. You guys are fantastic and the replies in this thread are a fine example of the knowledge found in this forum.




Fixed it anyways. Now ya'll can get back to talking about how pretty your wheels are.

 

 

wow...

 

Well, to be perfectly honest, Darren, I didn't know the answer. So rather than post "IDK, my BFF Jill?" I thought I might instead just not clutter up the thread with any drivel.

But since it's fonts of knowledge you desire, here is something you don't hear about every day, but it's true:

586 Million(ish) Miles. That's how many you travel in one year, while sitting in place, if you live in, oh, mid America or the similar lattitude. You can add or subtract a few thousand miles (or a few more if on the poles) depending on your latitude. This is derived from the earth spinning about (and you with it) AND moving about the sun.

By the way, this figure does not include galactic orbiting miles. Including that, you get 5474080000 miles (5.4 billion) (approximately) because we're all moving around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

And THAT doesn't include the travel of the Milky Way, hurtling through space at breakneck speeds. Add that in and you get approximately 17218540000 miles. That's 17.2 billion miles. In a year.

So that sorta explains why you're having clutch problems... way more that 45K miles on that thing.

/What? It IS pertinent...
//In a relative way.
///Get it? 'Relative'?!
////I'll be here all week. Try the fish.

 

LOL!!!

 

So you replaced the slave cylinder, and problem solved, I take it?

 

Yes sir. And for anybody else that encounters this same problem, I also changed the clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing and had my flywheel turned. It was glazed and since I was going back with a new clutch I figured it was necessary. I used OEM parts too from Tousley Ford for a fraction of what my local stealership was charging.

Conclusion: MUCH better clutch actuation, engagement, and no more clunky noise like the OEM setup had from the factory. It is smooth and the way it should have come from the factory.

This info is for people that have this same characteristic of noise and are googling for an answer like so many have done versus paying the stealership hard earned cash to give you the run around.

 

I'm in the same boat. My TOB started making a bit of noise when cold about two months ago. Eventually, it WILL give up the ghost. I have a new McLeod RST clutch, OEM TOB and braided stainless clutch line ready to go in next month. Assuming the TOB lasts that long (it will...)