Tob?

[shoon]

Anyone that has had a TOB destroy their pressure plate, did your SHO make any kind of noises before it died?

I did my clutch and transmission a while back, and from day 1 it has always made a rattling tapping noise- and now that its cold out my car sounds like a POS when idling. The old clutch never did this. I'm afraid it might be a defective TOB slowly killing my PP, but I would imagine that would sound more like a grinding type noise. If I step on the clutch, the noise goes away. If I stomp and release the clutch a couple times and hit it just right, the noise stops.

 

[frosho]

Ceramic TOB? It's probably normal. Mine rattles too.

 

[shoon]

Ceramic TOB? It's probably normal. Mine rattles too.

Nope. Just the stock one that comes with the Valeo clutch kit.

 

[SHOhopefull]

Does it sound like this?

http://s475.photobucket.com/albums/rr114/dkfullhouse/?action=view&current=Video4.mp4

Starts around :38...

 

[inverse1216]

my old stock one rattled and then i put in a ceramic one and it still has a slight rattle very faint. ill see how long she lasts.

 

[zach44102]

When you replaced the quill sleeve did the locking tabs lock? Did you use loctite?

 

[shoon]

SHOhopefull,
No does not sound that bad! kinda sounds like marbles rolling around I guess would describe it.

The quill sleeve was a huge pain getting on. The locking tabs locked, and I forgot to use loctite; but it rattled the very first time I started it after the job so I don't think it came loose.

 

[Brett]

I thought my pressure plate broke a strap or somethin because of chatter (noise) and vibration. Turns out the diff pin was on its way out.

 

[zach44102]

SHOhopefull,
No does not sound that bad! kinda sounds like marbles rolling around I guess would describe it.

The quill sleeve was a huge pain getting on. The locking tabs locked, and I forgot to use loctite; but it rattled the very first time I started it after the job so I don't think it came loose.

Well if the locking tabs locked in you dont need to use loctite allthough it wouldnt hurt if you did. Honestly i wouldnt worry about it because i a have a revision b tob with a stage 2 southbend clutch and i can here in rattle only if im sitting in a drive through or something like that but very faintly.

 

[frosho]

Well if the locking tabs locked in you dont need to use loctite allthough it wouldnt hurt if you did.

Loctite should be used, period.

Still sounds normal to me.

 

[zach44102]

Loctite should be used, period.

Still sounds normal to me.

It can be used but its not 100% needed. i didnt use loctite on mine and 15k miles of hard driving and it has been fine..

 

[frosho]

You did it wrong. Sure you might be able to get by without it, but that doesn't change the fact that you're supposed to use it.

 

[SHOtime2511]

My TB in the SHO has rattled since I purchased it in sept 06.