OR ... you put that inspection plate on backwards ... ask me how i
know this ... :-[
>Yes, I have a suggestion as to what it might be. I've had something similar
>happen to me. Remove the thin metal flywheel cover and see if the noise goes
>away. Mine is a TR4A with a well run in engine. I suspect there is a little
>too much wear on the crank trust washers. In my case that little extra wear
>was enough to allow the flywheel to shift and make the ring gear bolt heads
>rub the cover when the clutch is depressed. Makes an awful noise. That cover
>can be installed such that the pressings will rub against those flywheel
>bolts. Look for a telltale shiny mark on the cover when you remove it.
>This may be your source of the noise.
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
AnnaBelle Pugh
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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