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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave Oh, don't forget the "normal" vibrating pedal, or the whir of the throw out bearing! When you write "whir" do you mean the high pitched sound

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Old 02-17-2011, 10:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Oh, don't forget the "normal" vibrating pedal, or the whir of the throw out bearing!
When you write "whir" do you mean the high pitched sound when the car is in neutral and you let the clutch pedal up? I was wondering if that was normal too.
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When you write "whir" do you mean the high pitched sound when the car is in neutral and you let the clutch pedal up? I was wondering if that was normal too.
That's your input shaft spinning with ^no load on it.
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When you write "whir" do you mean the high pitched sound when the car is in neutral and you let the clutch pedal up? I was wondering if that was normal too.
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That's your input shaft spinning with ^no load on it.
...that sounds like a good answer, too!
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