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Subject:Re: Harmonic clutch
From:neil N
Date:Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:14:42 -0700

Right of course.

The oft forgotten/neglected pilot bearing.

Neil.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 6:36 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had similar symptoms with noise while clutch is depressed and engine at
>  high revs.  The pilot bearing went.  I put in a Luk clutch kit and new
>  seals, which included a felt seal for the pilot bearing.
>
>  I experienced a pilot bearing failure in my previous Westy as well.
>
>  Chris S.
>
>
>
>  On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:
>
>  > Occasionally, as I release the clutch pedal there is a brief sound and,
>  > strangely enough, a matching vibration felt in the pedal itself.  It's
>  > about
>  > the same frequency as a vacuum cleaner in pitch.  It reminds me of the
>  > noise
>  > made by an electric fan when the propeller is loose on the shaft - a
>  > harmonic vibration which is short lived and unpredictable.
>  >
>  > I have tried to be careful when shifting, but I don't seem to be able to
>  > decipher what conditions or actions of my own are responsible.  Does any
>  > of
>  > this sound familiar at all?  Is it time to rebuild the clutch, or is there
>  > an adjustment necessary?
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  >
>  > Matthew Snook
>  > '84 1.9 Westy
>  >
>