Hey all!
I've had this scraping noise for quite a while, perhaps for as long as three years. I knew that the old clutch was bad and attributed the noise to the failing clutch, as the noise appears to be most manifested there. Recently I replaced the clutch (throwout bearing, flywheel, disc, pressure plate, everything) – and yet, I still have the same noise.
2000 CSVT, MTX, 180K Miles. Original motor and transaxle.
The noise is quite low when I have my foot on the gas pedal, while in gear. The moment that I let up on the gas (relieve the load) and keep it in gear, the noise gets really loud. If I depress the clutch or shift it into neutral, the noise is also quite low. I cannot tell if the noise is more well pronounced with speed or RPM, and the exhaust leak doesn't make it any easier.
I notice that the noise seems to start and end when I shift it in or out of gear and can feel it in the shifter, almost as if there is something fubar in the shift-tower. Shifting in and out of third and fifth are slowly becoming more difficult, though second and fourth are pretty good – so there is a noticeable difference between 3/5 and 2/4.
I tried to capture the noise, here are two links for the videos @ youtube : http://youtu.be/sFw2j2avvcw
http://youtu.be/SnPxNmndCmE
I've inspected the wheel bearings, and even replaced the driver-side – so those are out of the question. I couldn't find anything physically touching, in regards to both the half-shafts and intermediate shaft.
The inner hub of the driver-side half-shaft was bad, as it appeared to have not been balanced well, so it didn't rotate in a perfect circle – Which was also replaced.
I miss first gear quite often, perhaps every other time. Before replacing the clutch this never happened, so I'm likely to believe that I need only to readjust the shift cable on the shift tower. The shifting mechanisms shift very smoothly by hand, so I'm hesitant to believe that the shift-tower is faulty, at least in that regard.
The other only note, which might be somewhat relevant, is that when bolting the transaxle back to the block was that the plate between the two was a pain in the ass and kept falling out of alignment. I gotta wonder if that was somehow bent up and caused this noise to be. I didn't notice any scaring on the old pressure plate or flywheel, so I'm thinking not.
Fluid has been changed a couple of times, and at the moment is running a mix of ford Honey and mobile one diesel (All I had left, ). I had full Ford honey before, as well as what-ever was in there before that.. and regardless of fluid, I have the same noise.
.. any thoughts or experience?
I've had this scraping noise for quite a while, perhaps for as long as three years. I knew that the old clutch was bad and attributed the noise to the failing clutch, as the noise appears to be most manifested there. Recently I replaced the clutch (throwout bearing, flywheel, disc, pressure plate, everything) – and yet, I still have the same noise.
2000 CSVT, MTX, 180K Miles. Original motor and transaxle.
The noise is quite low when I have my foot on the gas pedal, while in gear. The moment that I let up on the gas (relieve the load) and keep it in gear, the noise gets really loud. If I depress the clutch or shift it into neutral, the noise is also quite low. I cannot tell if the noise is more well pronounced with speed or RPM, and the exhaust leak doesn't make it any easier.
I notice that the noise seems to start and end when I shift it in or out of gear and can feel it in the shifter, almost as if there is something fubar in the shift-tower. Shifting in and out of third and fifth are slowly becoming more difficult, though second and fourth are pretty good – so there is a noticeable difference between 3/5 and 2/4.I tried to capture the noise, here are two links for the videos @ youtube : http://youtu.be/sFw2j2avvcw
http://youtu.be/SnPxNmndCmE
I've inspected the wheel bearings, and even replaced the driver-side – so those are out of the question. I couldn't find anything physically touching, in regards to both the half-shafts and intermediate shaft.
The inner hub of the driver-side half-shaft was bad, as it appeared to have not been balanced well, so it didn't rotate in a perfect circle – Which was also replaced.
I miss first gear quite often, perhaps every other time. Before replacing the clutch this never happened, so I'm likely to believe that I need only to readjust the shift cable on the shift tower. The shifting mechanisms shift very smoothly by hand, so I'm hesitant to believe that the shift-tower is faulty, at least in that regard.
The other only note, which might be somewhat relevant, is that when bolting the transaxle back to the block was that the plate between the two was a pain in the ass and kept falling out of alignment. I gotta wonder if that was somehow bent up and caused this noise to be. I didn't notice any scaring on the old pressure plate or flywheel, so I'm thinking not.
Fluid has been changed a couple of times, and at the moment is running a mix of ford Honey and mobile one diesel (All I had left,
). I had full Ford honey before, as well as what-ever was in there before that.. and regardless of fluid, I have the same noise... any thoughts or experience?