sparkydave
Jedi Knight
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Hey all, with the nice weather I had this weekend, I fired up the Midget for about a half hour, same as I've been doing periodically throughout the winter. Well, I've got a new noise that's a bit unsettling. Once it started, there was a bit of a shriek coming from the nether regions of the engine, which got worse when I stepped on the clutch. After about 15 seconds it went away after a few seconds, and no noise when I stepped on the clutch. The oil pressure was fine, the engine has about 30,000 miles on it, and the clutch release bearing was replaced two years ago. Could this be the sound of a dying thrust washer? I found this link to a guy who made a better thrust washer, which despite being for a TR-6 is actually the same part.
https://britishcarweek.org/tr6.html
I guess the next thing I could do would be to see if I can get a dial gauge and actually measure the end play, but the noise was not pleasant. I just know that last year I didn't find any thrust bearings in the oil pan, but could it be time to maybe invest in some new ones?
-Dave
https://britishcarweek.org/tr6.html
I guess the next thing I could do would be to see if I can get a dial gauge and actually measure the end play, but the noise was not pleasant. I just know that last year I didn't find any thrust bearings in the oil pan, but could it be time to maybe invest in some new ones?
-Dave