nyorkster Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Whenever I am sitting in my car with the clutch out I can hear a loud high pitched chirp coming from the engine. It goes away when I press the clutch down even an inch. I looked it up online and some said the problem was simply that the clutch was too loose and that if I tightened it a bit the noise should go away. I am pretty much a novice when it comes to cars but I found the source of the noise yesterday when replacing my KO sensor and was wondering if anyone could identify it. Link. When I pushed on this to stop it vibrating the chirp stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 yr & model please?? different yrs and models have slight differences in clutch setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4brat Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Dry Throw out brearing:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 it'll also depend on if it's just a vibration issue - something shaking/moving, or if it's an actual rhythmic bearing like sound. does it go away just by "holding" that part or by actually pushing on it? holding it just keeps it from vibrating, pushing on it actually changes the load to other parts and means something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorkster Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Sorry, I have a 99 legacy outback. The sound goes away when I apply pressure to the flat metal piece on the top surrounding the metal cylinder. Edit: Pressure at 90 degrees to the cylinder so I am pushing the flat piece against the cylinder. Edited June 9, 2011 by nyorkster Clarifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 that's the clutch fork (i think i'm seeing that in the pic). it's either vibrating against the slave cylinder or a clutch throw out bearing is out of grease. one is benign the other means an imminent clutch job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorkster Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Is there a way to tell which one it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Is there a way to tell which one it is? Tear it apart, remove engine or trans. Usually the folk cracks too far down to see from the outside. Just do the clutch job and source a clutch foltk just incase. It is amazing how many forks crack on Subaru's. ALso don't forget to ge tthe TO earing retaining clips at the dealer. I have seen them cause this problem after they break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorkster Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Damn. I just had the clutch replaced about 7,000 miles ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Anyway you look at it you're gonna have to yanh the engine (what I do) or trans. Carefully inspect the clutch fork, or just buy a new one. Definately the little TO bearing clips(2). After you get it apart you can think abotu TP bearing and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subie Gal Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 when this happened on my 01 it required a sleeve kit to fix not a clutch fork not a throw out bearing. Just relaying my personal experience i had a chirping/chattering when the clutch was not depressed. replaced tobearing. noise remained replaced tobearing again noise remained this is what solved it: http://www.smart-service.com/store-tranquil-sleeve-kit.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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