<VV> help! intermittent nasty noise when clutching

[Marc Marcoulides]

Sounds like the clutch bearing, right now I have that noise in my truck, an 89 Chev S10 5p w/2.5 4 cyl motor. Have desided to drive it that way untill it fails

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>From: "Ray Rodriguez (Grymm)" <grymm at echoes.net>
>Sent: Sep 6, 2009 5:35 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> help!  intermittent nasty noise when clutching
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>66 corsa 140/4 coupe (all stock except wheels/tires)
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>At first I thought the clutch was going, but now I'm pretty sure thats not it...
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>Purchased the car yesterday 10 hours from home..... drove 5 hours or so with no problems or noise.  After dinner I started it up and raised the idle with the stop screw...  I also turned on the heat and the blower for the first time (well I did check it before purchase).  When I got in the car and started to back up I got a very loud awful noise as I was releasing the clutch.....
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>Sounds kinda like a belt does when an alternator or idler locks up...   screeching/rubbing kind of noise.. not real high pitched  very hard to describe.
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>I drove a little bit and went to sleep for the night.  Got up in the morning.. first 3 minutes no noise, then it returned and continued to get the noise any time I was slipping the clutch (basically starting from a stop) for about an hour or so... every time, consistently.  Stopped for gas and when I left the gas station the sound was gone entirely...  sounded perfect for the next 4 hours of driving... not a sqeak.  I tried to get it to make noise.. wouldnt do it.
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>Just before I arrived at home I started getting the sound again, but this time when shifting gears... as I shift into the next gear...   not always.. maybe 30% of the time....   but no noise at all when starting from a stop now.... odd.
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>Also let me add, the clutch feels fine.. no slipping... no grabbing...  if it wasnt for the sound all would be perfect.  I'm going to try to get a recording of the noise... but so far it refuses to make the noise any time I'm prepared to record it!!!
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>Any ideas?  I'm planning on driving this car to the Corvair Campout this coming weekend.. want to make sure everything is ok.
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>Thanks guys!
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