RE: RE: [DML] Re: whiny engine
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RE: RE: [DML] Re: whiny engine



The whining sound I was describing comes from the transmission clutch
area, not the pedal box
Joe VIN 17167 6808

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> > I do not have a slight grinding whine, but for the past almost 2
> >years I hear a slight creak or perhaps best described as flexing metal
> >sound, it is a sound simmilar to a squeaky hinge.. Anywany i hear this
> noise
> >everytime I depress the clutch, it is bearly adiable witht eh engine on,
> but
> >when the engine is off it is very obvious. 

> Sounds like the plastic bushings supporting the clutch, brake and
> accelerator pedals, on the pedal cluster assembly pivot shaft, are either
> starved for lube or worn out, in which case they will groan a little when
> depressed. Try checking under the dash and lubing the shaft. I would
> suggest white lithium grease, but since the buchings appear to be plastic,
> someone else may have a better suggestion for a lubricant. 





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