Re: Clutch Problem (with D)

[dherv10@xxxx]

Jim, It sounds like the throw out bearing or it may be the pilot 
bearing. It may have caught up with you. Most of the time you can 
also feel the throw out bearing with your foot. Take your shoe off 
and see if you can feel the bearing grinding when you push in on the
clutch. ??? How many miles on the car. The clutch system doesn't last 
forever, and the endurance of it is based on how hard you drive the 
car and if you ride the clutch. See parts on web site under drive 
train. 
John Hervey
http://www.specialtauto.com/drivetrain.shtml



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Jim Reeve" <ultra@xxxx> wrote:
> Last night, I was visiting a friend up at a college about an hour 
> from where I lived. It was chilly, but not cold (in the 40s). 
When 
> I got into my DeLorean to drive home, I started her up and when I 
let 
> the clutch go in neutral, there was the awfull squeaking sound, 
> changing tone as the engine was idle-hunting. It sounded similar 
to 
> a slipping belt. Last year, a few weeks before I put my car in 
> storage for the winter, I could hear a similar squeak, but I simply 
> thought it was the original AC idler bearings going bad. The 
> bearings are new now, but I dont even have the AC belt on the car 
> right now! When I pushed in the clutch, I could hear a grumbling 
> whining sound for a few seconds, then the squeak stopped but there 
> was a remeniscent grumble after the whine had "spun down". After 
> driving the hour home (99% freeway, hardly any shifting) I was 
> sitting at a light and the squeak and whine were no longer there, 
but 
> the rumble still remained when holding the clutch pedal. I'm going 
> to guess this is the bearings inside the clutch, but since thats 
more 
> work than I want to do (already got out of it once, some of you may 
> recall) I'm looking for alternatives. Thanks.
> 
> Jim Reeve
> MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club
> DMC-6960