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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: chevykid on March 01, 2021, 08:33:17 pm

Title: Clutch
Post by: chevykid on March 01, 2021, 08:33:17 pm

Hey guys, I've got a 74 chevy k10 with a small block 350 and an sm465. The problem I'm having I believe is in the clutch. When I push the clutch in, no problem, but when I release the clutch it makes a grinding noise. I replaced the clutch and transmission and this is the first time I've started it since I replaced it. Any ideas what it is? Thanks.

Title: Re: Clutch
Post by: bd on March 02, 2021, 10:29:21 am

Check the oil level in the trans.  Did you replace the pilot bearing and verify that it was the correct one beforehand?  Possibly a bad input shaft bearing(?).  It's tough to "imagine" the noise, let alone the source, without more information.  Post a soundbite.

Title: Re: Clutch
Post by: chevykid on March 02, 2021, 03:26:59 pm

I got a pilot bearing with the clutch I bought. Oreilys said it was the right one... I'm having trouble uploading the sound but it almost sounds like a grinding clutch like when you don't push it in all the way and try to shift, but less aggressive.