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Clutch Chirp
Hi,
I have a 2002 Miata, 35,000 miles. There's a constant chirp when my clutch is all the way let out (my foot off it). If I push in just barely, not enough to really disengage anything, it stops. The chirp occurs whether I'm in or out gear. I can hear it when I pass by a building and hear the echo back to me. Is this just an adjustment? Something I can do (a novice)? Thanks, David |
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Clutch Chirp
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"Prometheus7" > wrote: > There's a constant chirp when my clutch > is all the way let out (my foot off it). If I push in just barely, not > enough to really disengage anything, it stops. Apply a small dab of white lithium grease where the clutch slave cylinder pushrod touches the throwout arm. It's just behind and inboard of the right front wheel. Repeat at every oil change. It's not serious, just annoying. -- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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Tried the grease and voilla! The noise stopped. Thank you. thank you.
thank you. "Prometheus7" > wrote in message ... > Hi, > > I have a 2002 Miata, 35,000 miles. There's a constant chirp when my clutch > is all the way let out (my foot off it). If I push in just barely, not > enough to really disengage anything, it stops. The chirp occurs whether I'm > in or out gear. I can hear it when I pass by a building and hear the echo > back to me. Is this just an adjustment? Something I can do (a novice)? > > Thanks, > > David > > |
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Clutch Chirp
Prometheus7 wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a 2002 Miata, 35,000 miles. There's a constant chirp when my clutch > is all the way let out (my foot off it). If I push in just barely, not > enough to really disengage anything, it stops. The chirp occurs whether I'm > in or out gear. I can hear it when I pass by a building and hear the echo > back to me. Is this just an adjustment? Something I can do (a novice)? I've got an '02 Miata SE, too, 32k miles. I'm getting a clutch chirp, but it's only in 2nd gear and only when I really quickly shift from first to second gear while accelerating rapidly, like 3/4 to full throttle. It's odd that it's coming from the clutch because it really seems to come from the rear of the car, but it's only when I'm letting the clutch out so it must be some kind of clutch chirp. Lenny suggests a lubrication point, but that hasn't helped. The chirp got worse, by quite a bit, after I installed a Sebring-type supercharger kit at 13k miles. It's really quite bewildering. Dana |
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"Dana H. Myers" > wrote: > Lenny suggests a lubrication point, but that hasn't helped. The chirp > got worse, by quite a bit, after I installed a Sebring-type supercharger > kit at 13k miles. Different chirp, Dana. The other is a tweet-tweet-tweet sound in neutral. Yours is coming from the disk itself, as it slips under load. If your supercharger is making it worse, expect to need a new clutch sooner rather than later. A stronger replacement probably won't make the noise, because it won't slip. -- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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Clutch Chirp
Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article >, > "Dana H. Myers" > wrote: > > >>Lenny suggests a lubrication point, but that hasn't helped. The chirp >>got worse, by quite a bit, after I installed a Sebring-type supercharger >>kit at 13k miles. > > > Different chirp, Dana. The other is a tweet-tweet-tweet sound in > neutral. Yours is coming from the disk itself, as it slips under load. > If your supercharger is making it worse, expect to need a new clutch > sooner rather than later. A stronger replacement probably won't make the > noise, because it won't slip. It isn't coming the area of the clutch; it's coming from the area of the rear wheels and it sounds like rubber tires squealing. Dana |
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Clutch Chirp
"Dana H. Myers" > wrote:
>Prometheus7 wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a 2002 Miata, 35,000 miles. There's a constant chirp when my clutch >> is all the way let out (my foot off it). If I push in just barely, not >> enough to really disengage anything, it stops. The chirp occurs whether I'm >> in or out gear. I can hear it when I pass by a building and hear the echo >> back to me. Is this just an adjustment? Something I can do (a novice)? > >I've got an '02 Miata SE, too, 32k miles. I'm getting a clutch chirp, >but it's only in 2nd gear and only when I really quickly shift from first >to second gear while accelerating rapidly, like 3/4 to full throttle. It's >odd that it's coming from the clutch because it really seems to come from the >rear of the car, but it's only when I'm letting the clutch out so it must >be some kind of clutch chirp. Does not seem necessary to me. When you are letting the clutch out, you are also reapplying driving forces to the drive train. Something else might conceivably chirp when a lot of thrust force is applied while the part in question is already moving at significant rotational speed. Uncounted possibilities from broken spot welds to LSD (car or driver) come to mind. >Lenny suggests a lubrication point, but that hasn't helped. The chirp >got worse, by quite a bit, after I installed a Sebring-type supercharger >kit at 13k miles. I would suggest a volume level knob. Leon >It's really quite bewildering. > >Dana -- Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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There may be a squeak or chirp coming from the bushings in the rear axle
assembly when you upshift at high throttle settings.. This usually will occur (if it occurs) on super and turbo charged Miatas. Try lubing the bushings with rubber lubricant. Or ignore it as I do. "Dana H. Myers" > wrote in message news > Lanny Chambers wrote: > > In article >, > > "Dana H. Myers" > wrote: > > > > > >>Lenny suggests a lubrication point, but that hasn't helped. The chirp > >>got worse, by quite a bit, after I installed a Sebring-type supercharger > >>kit at 13k miles. > > > > > > Different chirp, Dana. The other is a tweet-tweet-tweet sound in > > neutral. Yours is coming from the disk itself, as it slips under load. > > If your supercharger is making it worse, expect to need a new clutch > > sooner rather than later. A stronger replacement probably won't make the > > noise, because it won't slip. > > It isn't coming the area of the clutch; it's coming from the area > of the rear wheels and it sounds like rubber tires squealing. > > Dana |
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Clutch Chirp
Chuck wrote:
> There may be a squeak or chirp coming from the bushings in the rear axle > assembly when you upshift at high throttle settings.. This usually will > occur (if it occurs) on super and turbo charged Miatas. Try lubing the > bushings with rubber lubricant. Or ignore it as I do. >>It isn't coming the area of the clutch; it's coming from the area >>of the rear wheels and it sounds like rubber tires squealing. It's not the bushing. It's the tires. It was a joke. ;-) Dana |
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