Hey man let me know how it goes. I have been chasing a very similar noise for quite some time now and this is next on my list.
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Problem solved!! :bounce2:
Since I know how hard it is to find any information about this separator plate issue (except for TSBs), I would like to present my way of getting rid of this scraping/grinding noise.
Maybe someone will find this helpful.
The noise came from the flywheel which was scraping against the separator plate, so there are two solutions:
First: Removing the transmission and replace the plate as described in the TSB, but that was no option for me (I'm not a car mechanic)
nor taking the car to the shop because it would have been to expensive.
Second: Bending the plate away from the flywheel. I did this job in the morning, when the engine was cold since the screeching
noise is gone when the car heats up.
You have to unbolt the 2 lower bolts (WD40 will help) of the plate and pry it open with a screwdriver. (pic 1)
Using a good flashlight You can actually see the area where the flywheel comes in contact with the plate. (Yellow cirlce)
It is difficult to get a good picture though. I used a flat screwdriver and wedged it between the plate and the wheel,
all the way in at the height of the two blue marked bolts.
(pic 2)
Using a second srewdriver (or in my case a chisel) wedged at the second blue bolt, tighten the two lower (red) bolts.
This will bend the lower portion of the plate. (pic 3)
With the screwdrivers still in place, unsrcew the red bolts again and put a washer under the plate (marked green).
Then squeeze the plate along the entire length with an alligator wrench.
The upper portion of the plate (the area touching the wheel) will slightly bend away to the front of the vehicle
and away from the flywheel. (pic 4)
Use the flashlight in the direction of the black arrow in pic 1 and peek through the hole (white arrow). You should
now see a tiny gap between the wheel and the plate (lit up by the light from behind).
If not, You have to repeat the above steps until there is enough clearance for the wheel.
To be sure just start the car to check if the noise is gone. Everything bolted in place again, my plate now looks like this: (pic 6)
I know, it looks horrible, but who cares... the noise is gone!!!
I put in some heat resistant sealant (pic 7), maybe I will add an aluminum sheet to close that rectangular gap just to be sure that
no mud or small stones get in there (for whatever reason that opening might be ?!)
Since I know how hard it is to find any information about this separator plate issue (except for TSBs), I would like to present my way of getting rid of this scraping/grinding noise.
Maybe someone will find this helpful.
The noise came from the flywheel which was scraping against the separator plate, so there are two solutions:
First: Removing the transmission and replace the plate as described in the TSB, but that was no option for me (I'm not a car mechanic)
nor taking the car to the shop because it would have been to expensive.
Second: Bending the plate away from the flywheel. I did this job in the morning, when the engine was cold since the screeching
noise is gone when the car heats up.
You have to unbolt the 2 lower bolts (WD40 will help) of the plate and pry it open with a screwdriver. (pic 1)
Using a good flashlight You can actually see the area where the flywheel comes in contact with the plate. (Yellow cirlce)
It is difficult to get a good picture though. I used a flat screwdriver and wedged it between the plate and the wheel,
all the way in at the height of the two blue marked bolts.
(pic 2)
Using a second srewdriver (or in my case a chisel) wedged at the second blue bolt, tighten the two lower (red) bolts.
This will bend the lower portion of the plate. (pic 3)
With the screwdrivers still in place, unsrcew the red bolts again and put a washer under the plate (marked green).
Then squeeze the plate along the entire length with an alligator wrench.
The upper portion of the plate (the area touching the wheel) will slightly bend away to the front of the vehicle
and away from the flywheel. (pic 4)
Use the flashlight in the direction of the black arrow in pic 1 and peek through the hole (white arrow). You should
now see a tiny gap between the wheel and the plate (lit up by the light from behind).
If not, You have to repeat the above steps until there is enough clearance for the wheel.
To be sure just start the car to check if the noise is gone. Everything bolted in place again, my plate now looks like this: (pic 6)
I know, it looks horrible, but who cares... the noise is gone!!!
I put in some heat resistant sealant (pic 7), maybe I will add an aluminum sheet to close that rectangular gap just to be sure that
no mud or small stones get in there (for whatever reason that opening might be ?!)
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@ SOMDStang & Vaporizer: the rattling sound You describe, seems to be something else. At least it's not the flywheel grinding against the plate.
However, I read that some people had one or both lower bolts of the separator plate come loose. Maybe that's the source of the rattle?
Try to bend the plate as described above. It's a 30 minutes job and costs nothing.
...good luck
However, I read that some people had one or both lower bolts of the separator plate come loose. Maybe that's the source of the rattle?
Try to bend the plate as described above. It's a 30 minutes job and costs nothing.
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