Dave, you're out of your arena again, Corvairs have a riveted 3 piece flywheel, the rivets get loose and allow it to rattle when not under pressure. (Best not to challenge my on Corvairs) :-) jtrealty@xxxx wrote: > If the throwout bearing was bad then you would have the noise only > when you depress the clutch and it would go away when you let up. > Since the trans is comming out anyway it doesn't matter because the > clutch and bearings will be replaced anyway, at least they should be! > I doubt that even in a Corvair this means that the flywheel is bad. > About the only things that happen to a flywheel is the ring gear for > the starter goes bad or the face needs to be ground because of burning > or heat cracks. It is very rare that a flywheel ever needs to be > replaced. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx> wrote: > > Les, > > > > You probably have a defective clutch throwout bearing. In most cases > the noise will not affect clutch operation. If the noise gets louder > in the future you will need to replace the bearing. When you do you > should probably do a complete clutch overhaul procedure. > > > > DMC Joe > > > > "We're here to help you" > > > > DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxx> > > Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Les Huckins > > To: dmcnews@xxxx > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 9:57 PM > > Subject: [DML] A problem! > > > > > > Having solved all the problems the car came with I thought I was > out of > > the fog for a while. Today I have a noise while in neutral. Goes > away > > when the clutch pedal is depressed. In a Corvair that would be a > bad > > flywheel, what is it in the D? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/