So over the past couple days I have noticed my 10k mile Southbend stage 2 clutch and stock TOB is rattling pretty loud, enough for me to notice it. I have never noticed untill last week. Now I know this is a common problem on these cars but is that a warning sign that its going to go here soon? How long do you think this clutch/tob has left? When I did my motor swap the pressure plate fingers looked great! and the disc still looked new. Any thoughts?
Tob rattle
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SHOCH
Tommy Boy
does the sound go away when you depress the clutch?
ycode90
SHO Member
Quit ricer revving it.
ShadetreeSHOguy
Postwhore
Crank Cancer
ycode90
SHO Member
It'll ruin your clutch pretty quick.
jayro
SHO Member
I know thw stock TOB can cause excessive wear on the fingers of your pressure plate. That is why it is always recommended that you use Josh's ceramic TOB. It is pretty common for the TOB to make some noise, but if it is increasing it could be a sign that you may want to atleast get in there to replace the tob and take a look at the clutch.
91PDXmocha
Active Member
Ive heard shos tob chatter for years without failing and I had one that started to chatter , replaced the clutch a few weeks later and the fingers were nearly trashed . I would check the fork bushings . Grab the top of the clutch fork and try and wiggle it around , see how loose it is .
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SHOtime2511
CGP
The TOB in my 90 has chattered since 2006.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.
shoon
cliTaurus
x2,
except Jan 2010. Rattled since day 1 of replacing the clutch. I've learned to live with it.
SHOspazz92
Banned
Mine rattles around a lot. Ashley's does too. I'm sure the S/C cars does as well.
-Sam
-Sam
trainguy1989
SHOtarted
Did you use the SHO Source ones?
Yes I got the shosource ones and I had alot of trouble installing them. They were too tight of a fit. Once installed it was so tight that I had to put a big spring on the clutch cable just to disengage the clutch. After 100 miles it broke in.
trainguy1989
SHOtarted
Yea I had problems with the Sho Source ones too. Very tight fit and bound up the shift fork. Found some new old stock(OEM) bushings and never had a problem.
The shosource ones work and Wear great. If they only installed easier they would be perfect. Buy after they are broke in they were fine. My old bushing was toast! Anyway thanks for the responses. I knew it was pretty typical of a Sho, did not know how long people drove on one rattling though.
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