Hi Guys, Long story short, recently installed a TT Heavy Duty Exedy Clutch on my zed which has a NA Gearbox. After a couple of months, release bearing started to make noises, so I got it replaced. Been a week and it has started making noises again. Any ideas?
Did your zed always have a NA manual in it? Or were they installed together as part of an auto->manual swap? TT flywheel and clutch needs material removed from the NA bellhousing to fit properly, need to eliminate this too. Also on a more basic note, did you grease up the throw out arm and the bearing itself before installing them?
"After a couple of months, release bearing started to make noises, so I got it replaced." "Been a week and it has started making noises again." Take it back to where you had the bearing replaced.
Yeah, unless it's a dodgy bearing or it's been subjected to lots of heat from high rpm clutch riding the main cause for a quick failure is when they're not pressed onto the carrier straight.
More likely the thrust bearing isn't releasing completely cause it to rotate ALL THE TIME. They aren't supposed to do that. The bearing rotating all the time wears them out very quickly.
What causes it to drag? Is the pivot retainer spring supposed to pull it off the pressure plate a bit?
When the pedal is released the thrust bearing drive face is supposed to pull very slightly off the clutch teeth. This allows the clutch to rotate on the flywheel while the thrust bearing remains still on the carrier. This relies on the clutch adjustment being correct. If it isn't the thrust bearing continues to sit lightly on the clutch teeth and rotates all the time wearing out very quickly.
