Whirring noise on clutch
 

Hi,

Recently I noticed this whirring noise when i press the clutch on cold start. Even if i press the clutch a little. Is this the dreaded TOB?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLwnH1kjQk

Yep

Most likely.

It is the start. It get's much much worse if left.

its at 61500 miles. rarely drive the car. how much longer you think til it goes? Im thinking about attempting to do this job myself. Doesnt seem toooooo hard of a job. Was gonna get a tune from a Racers Line, maybe not now.

I got about 6,000 miles after mine started to make that noise. I also waited too long and it blew and took everything it touched with it. I personally would not wait. The longer it goes the more damage is done.

hmm youre right.

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Exedy OEM Clutch Kit
I've read that the 17+ models TOB are better so i guess im purchasing this one. Since im gonna replace TOB might as well replace whole clutch assembly. Thinking about replacing the OEM clutch fork with the Forged Verus ones.
I did the clutch pedal mod, moved it about just equal to brake pedal; did this cause more wear on my TOB/Clutch Assembly? If this caused more wear then i would want to move back the clutch pedal height.

Yep. TOB.
Mine started with the faint same exact noise at about your same mileage. Mine lived another 10k before it shat itself on the taco bell drive through.

The job itself is not hard at all, given you have a level garage, a buddy and basic hand tools.

There probably is zero need to replace the whole clutch. You do need to ensure you get the right part number for the TOB though.
No the mod probably had nothing to do with it. There were two visibly different TOBs used up until 2017 even though there was only one part number. One seems to be worse than the other.

This is the part number you want.
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this one right? thanks!

Yep

Personally, at 60k+ miles, if you're going to drop the transmission you might as well do the whole clutch. The kits themselves are not that expensive, and the labor you're putting in just makes sense to do it all now and not have to worry about dropping it again in the near future.

Yep, Murphy's Law! Not that pulling the transmission is difficult I just would not want to pull it again 6 months later.

It all depends on the driver. If the driver is clueless, for example, chronically gassing before full engagement, then maybe replace.

If the owner is confident in his/her ability to respect the clutch, I wouldn't fuck with it. New parts can be defective.

First time doing a transmission job. Yea i heard theyre difficult but im honestly happy to work on my car. I wanna learn car stuff, genuinely. just the people helping me wont wanna do it again. hopefully i'll learn enough this time so i barely need help the 2nd time going around.

And Oem clutch won't do in a year when this car is boosted so. meh.

Then upgrade it now while the transmission is down! No reason to do the same work twice if you know you're going to need to replace it.

For what it's worth (if you decide to do a new clutch), I've been super happy with my southbend stage 2 daily.

I started hearing it at 60K miles but it would come and go with temperature. Drove it to 92K and sounded like trans was going to explode. Made it home, got it towed and am now waiting for dealer to finish replacing clutch, TOB and flywheel among other things. I or the roads I drive on took its toll on the suspension and it lost its original drive quality sooo having all front and rear suspension done also. didn't tell the wife about the suspension. Terrible timing on all this as by boat business is shot from pandemic. Don't want to discuss the cost ahhhh. I'll report back on how the car is after. Daily driver and I need a car...