Miata Mailing List: March 1997, Message #2
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Subject: Re: Clutch sounds

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Edward Alan Holtz wrote:

> 

>         I have a '91 (red) which make a creaking sound when I put in the clutch.

> Only 58K.  Sounds kind of like a door that needs to be oiled.  The guy at

> clutch-mart I talked to on the phone said it might be the bushes but didn't

> have much time on Miata clutches.  Also read on the list that it could mean

> I need to greese the clutch plate.  Can anybody confirm either of these

> opinions?

> 

>         Also, could anybody suggest a good shop in the Sacramento, CA or Stockton,

> CA areas where I can get the work done.

> 

> Edward Alan Holtz

> EAHoltz@earthlink.com



Well my 91 doesn't have any bushes in the clutch.  But before I paid

anyone to look at the clutch I would try putting some grease on the end

of the clutch cylinder rod.  This causes noise if it rubs on the clutch

fork without lube.

-- 



Larry and The White Knight



M Club Member #70

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