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    Clutch question

    2003 GT, 5 speed with 23,000 miles. Over the last couple of days I have felt a slight vibration or knocking under the floor board at the pedals. I thought my H pipe might need to be tightened so I crawled under the car and checked it out. Everything was ok so I started looking around for any suspension stuff and all of that looked ok also. When I got home this morning and pulled into the garage I noticed a grinding noise, but when I pushed the clutch in it went away. If I release the clutch the noise comes back and you hear a slight click. Could the clutch being going bad already with only 23,000 miles? I don't drive it that hard, but I am afraid the previous owner may have. Any help would be great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scooter3 View Post
    2003 GT, 5 speed with 23,000 miles. Over the last couple of days I have felt a slight vibration or knocking under the floor board at the pedals. I thought my H pipe might need to be tightened so I crawled under the car and checked it out. Everything was ok so I started looking around for any suspension stuff and all of that looked ok also. When I got home this morning and pulled into the garage I noticed a grinding noise, but when I pushed the clutch in it went away. If I release the clutch the noise comes back and you hear a slight click. Could the clutch being going bad already with only 23,000 miles? I don't drive it that hard, but I am afraid the previous owner may have. Any help would be great.
    The clutch cable may need to be adjusted or replaced.
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    Throwout bearing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ASUSMC View Post
    Throwout bearing.
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    The throwout bearing should not be spinning when the clutch pedal is released. Spinning all the time = premature bearing failure.
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    Going through that right now actually. Dropped the tranny out of my car yesterday and my TOB was in quite a few pieces. It had siezed itself to the output shaft
    2012 Race Red GT w/ a 5 Liter and a 6 speed
    2010 Dodge Challenger R/T traded in.
    '03 DBS Cobra .... Traded in, THANK GOD
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    Thanks for the replies. I will let it ride for now until I can find a shop that won't take me to the cleaners since I don't have the tools or knowledge to drop the tranny and check it out for myself.

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