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Originally Posted by rice_classic
Whoa.. I'm gonna join the party here.
Every so often my TOB would "honk" when I depressed it shift but now it's escalated. When the car is cold, like getting firing up in the morning or after work, the TOB is very audible when the clutch is depressed. So much so that this morning I almost considered driving the Expedition to work.
However, once the engine/transmission is warmed up the TOB doesn't make the grinding noise when the clutch is depressed so it would be very hard to take it to the dealer and replicate it in front of them. I'd have to drop it off and come back.
I'm going to call the dealer tomorrow and see what they say.
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So this sound happens when depressing it say 10% or so just enough to apply the initial pressure on the TOB? or when fully depressing the clutch. I read some guys saying the noise was only with slight force on the pedal and goes away on full clutch pedal. Please confirm.
I am wondering if they used the wrong grease for the bearing that gets too thick at colder conditions and is fine at normal working conditions.
On the other hand I am suspecting the actuation mechanism itself. Is there a spring the the clutch fork, bearing assemble meant to being the bearing back to its base position and clear the clutch pressure plate when clutch is released? I have seen many models that has a return spring. Not sure if we have such a spring. If we had one the bearing should be well clear of the clutch pressure plate when no force is applied on the clutch pedal and nothing should squeak.