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Mike Gayner · 03-07-2004, 17:24

I was wondering if anyone could help me with a noise from my EA Falcon around the gearbox. When in neutral with the clutch pedal down everything is fine, but when I lift my foot off the pedal (still in neutral) it makes a reasonably loud 'wirring' noise, like a bearing or something. It's hard to describe but it's been there for a while and it's getting a little louder.

I suspect it may be the input shaft bearing, but I sincerely hope not because I am an extremely poor student!

Any ideas? Do you think it's ok if I let the noise continue? I really odnt have any money to spend fixing it at the moment, but obviously will find some if it's an urgent problem, although it's been going for a good 3 months and I havent tended to it yet.

mongrelEB · 03-08-2004, 02:38

Probably the clutch carrier, about $20. Trouble is, Ford engineers, in their often-sneered at wisdom, failed to have the intelligence to put an inspection plate in the bellhousing, meaning you're going to have to pull the box to fix it.

Mike Gayner · 03-08-2004, 10:21

Clutch carrier? Is that the throwout bearing?
Sorry I've never heard of a clutch carrier

I did think it might be the throwout bearing, but I only put new one in about 4 months ago, however I did notice when I was doing my clutch that there was a strange weld on the clutch fork, as though it had broken and been welded back up, maybe this is what put the throwout bearing out?

Cheers mongrelEB.

lizard · 03-08-2004, 18:18

I'm also unsure what a clutch carrier is, but I think you may be right about the input shaft bearing as this is the only bearing turning when the foot is off the clutch.

mongrelEB · 03-08-2004, 22:41

Clutch carrier = bearing on the clutch fork. Noise with the foot off is usually either that or the spigot bearing in the back of the cranksfat.

Alex

mongrelEB · 03-08-2004, 22:42

Bugger crankshaft I mean.

Rollin · 03-09-2004, 08:03

um...if the clutch pedal is out it means that the input shaft and crankshaft are rotating at the same speed, therefore the spigot bush/bearing would not be moving at all, and therefore unable to make a noise.

i think its the input shaft bearing, but dont dispair - my car has been making this noise since i bought it, and 40+ passes down the drag strip plus general flogging the crap out of it and the box is still good :s6:

if the noise changes suddenly then i would be worried, but if its just a grumbling like e bearing noise i think you might be right to just ignore it, unless it really upsets you.

mongrelEB · 03-09-2004, 10:07

yeh true spigot bearing would be doing the same revs. Leaves the carrier then I guess - Rollin, having rebuilt a couple of these things I can guarantee you your problem is not the input shaft bearing. Input shaft has it's own cone-type bearing and then between the input shaft and mainshaft are a bunch of needle rollers. The mainshaft flogs out over time due to poor oiling and must be machined and resleeved. If the input shaft bearing was knackered, it'd put a lot of pressure on the needle bearings and I doubt it'd have survived that long with 133 rwkw plus regular drag runs

Alex

Mike Gayner · 03-09-2004, 10:26

Cheers for that Rollin, made me feel a whole lot better :)