Hello Gents,
My car has about 2000 miles on a 2010 nut and bolt restoration.
Recently she was sitting for about two months over the winter, when I broke her out for some spring driving, I noticed that a squeal had developed when the car is started and driven in low gears, the squeal disappears when the clutch is pushed to the floor.
When the car heats up and is driven the squeal decreases, and eventually disappears, but it returns when the car is started the next day.
My first thought was that it was just a slipping fan belt - but it didn't make sense that it would disappear with clutch pedal depression. Now I'm concerned that it's the throw out bearing in the gearbox - which surprises me considering the recent gearbox rebuild - though the car was driven sparingly (probably too sparingly) by the PO who I bought the car from a year ago.
Any thoughts?
Best,
GC
My car has about 2000 miles on a 2010 nut and bolt restoration.
Recently she was sitting for about two months over the winter, when I broke her out for some spring driving, I noticed that a squeal had developed when the car is started and driven in low gears, the squeal disappears when the clutch is pushed to the floor.
When the car heats up and is driven the squeal decreases, and eventually disappears, but it returns when the car is started the next day.
My first thought was that it was just a slipping fan belt - but it didn't make sense that it would disappear with clutch pedal depression. Now I'm concerned that it's the throw out bearing in the gearbox - which surprises me considering the recent gearbox rebuild - though the car was driven sparingly (probably too sparingly) by the PO who I bought the car from a year ago.
Any thoughts?
Best,
GC