If you are getting vibration along with the squeal, don't wait to fix
it. It's probably a bad pilot bearing. This results in a misalignment
of the tranny input shaft, and it will grind up the bearing on the
input shaft. If it's just noise, it's probably the throwout bearing.
I don't think that modern throwout bearings fail catastrophically.
If it seizes, it will wear out the fingers on the clutch plate.
It probably won't strand you any time soon, but you should
get it looked at.
My $.02 YMMV.
-Jim.
'87 V6 auto 4x4
> > I played around with it a little, and it happens just as it engages.
> > I can duplicate it by driving in fifth, pushing in the clutch just enough
> > to disengage the engin, giving it some gas, and slowly releasing the
> > clutch. The squealing sound stops when the engine is fully engaged.
> >
> > It also happens all the time in first. If I'm taking off fast from a
> > stop, I'll have the clutch in, rev up the engine, and when the light
> > changes, I release the clutch as fast as possible without stalling the
> > engine. In this situation, I get the squealing sound as the clutch
> > engages the engine.
> >
> Could be the bearing, or the clutch plate itself squeaking (like brakes
> sometimes do). I'd check the wear on the clutch plate. If it's the
> bearing, I don't know how critical it is. Any ideas out there?
>
> -Chris Smith
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