[spy23714]

My throwout bearings in my clutch are going out I think. They're making a really high pitched squeeling noise, but it stops when I press the clutch, even if I just press it a little bit. Are there any long term affects from this? What is the purpose of the throwout bearing and how fast should I look at replacing it? Is it gonna cause me any trouble if I continue to drive with it like that?

[89GTVert]

the throwout bearing is what the clutch fork uses to push on the fingers on the pressure plate, basically it allows the stationary fork to contact the spinning fingers without things rubbing together. It is a sealed bearing, meaning that the only lubrication it gets is whatever was sealed inside the bearing when it was new, which is why you shouldn't sit at lights with the clutch in. The bearing is not designed to spin for long periods of time. I would get it replaced soon. You will have to drop the tranny to replace it, but its not too hard.

[spy23714]

I haven't had the time or money to replace them...so I haven't. Will it be detrimental if I continue to drive without replacing them?

[88GTStreetRod]

You can drive it. The noise will make you fix it before a part failure will.

[spy23714]

I've been driving it for several months like that. I was just curious on how much longer I have and how detremental it would be if anything went wrong because of it?