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Old 07-24-2006, 09:03 PM
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whats the main cause of that??? rear main leak??? i can hear it at idle going up a slight hill... also through every gear you can feel it...... 3k miles on new king cobra clutch ...
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Old 07-24-2006, 09:07 PM
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Clutch chatter is usually caused by bad pressure plate fingers or springs, or contaminants on the disc/flywheel. Have you adjusted your clutch recently? With the car in nuetral, push the clutch to the floor, let it come up then put your foot under the pedal and pull it towards you. Do this a couple of times.

A rear Main leak will not usually get oil on the surfaces unless it's squirting out which again, is not typical.
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Old 07-24-2006, 09:09 PM
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welllll i bought a new quadrant and those are manual adjustment so i leave and inch of play in it so i dont kill my TOB
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Old 07-24-2006, 09:16 PM
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an inch of play on a 99?? mmm...that's probably your problem there. The 99-00 have a weird clutch. At least in stock form they do. They do not require you to press the clutch pedal all the way to the floor to disengage. More like half-way. If you have an inch of free play I would adjust that out first then see how the clutch responds.
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Old 07-24-2006, 09:37 PM
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no i have a king cobra clutch and a manual adjusting cable only under the dust cover on the tranny but if i tighten it all the way i will problaby have pressure on the TOB the whole time and burn the bearings.....
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