Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 20:16:43 GMT From: "KeithG" <noonenopsaml.com> Subject: Re: "Blued" flywheel???
If the car jerks and shudders AS the clutch is being engaged, a 'blued flywheel' could be the cause. If the grinding is apparent while the engine is running and the clutch pedal is depressed, it is probably the throwout bearing. This symptom is common to any car with a bad throwout bearing and not just Saabs. This part should have been replaced when the clutch was done (as well as a rear main seal and a pilot bearing). If it is indeed a throwout bearing, the clutch needs to come back out to replace it. I would replace the other, afore mentioned parts, at the same time if they were not replaced. It may have been a new bad throwout bearing... KeithG "Woolfie" <John_woolfnospamnopsamail.com> wrote in message news:swRp6.2573$t1.208169nopsam6-win.server.ntlworld.com... > Has anyone ever heard of a "blued" flywheel? > > My '84 900i has had an intermittent problem with the clutch, since about a > month after a new clutch & slave cylinder were fitted last year. > > Sometimes the clutch pedal feels like a rusty old gate, grinding back and > forth, but the rest of the time it's silky smooth. There are no strange > noises, just a feeling that it's grinding and throbbing through the pedal. > The clutch engages perfectly too, it's just hard to judge when the feel of > the pedal changes from one moment to the next. > > I know it's not the pedal mechanism because the roughness disappears the > moment the engine is switched off. > > The mechanic that fitted the clutch had never seen the problem before, but > said that it was unlikely to be the clutch, and that it is probably a > "blued" flywheel, with overheated areas causing the problem. The flywheel > isn't expensive, but the labour is! > > If you've read this far, then I'm very grateful !!! > > My dilemma is, the warranty expires on my clutch in 2 weeks. So is my > mechanic trying to scare me off asking him to check it out, or does it sound > like the flywheel could cause this sort of problem? > > > Thanks for thinking about it. > > John (London) > > >
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