Rattling Clutch

[86twowheeler]

I get a loud rattle in 3rd 4th and 5th. It goes away if I push in the clutch and when I give it gas. I recently replaced the clutch. Anyone have experience with the wrong, or a faulty, clutch being installed?

86 4cyl with Ax-5 trans.

Is it supposed to have an external slave with a spacer?

[-600JeepMJ]

did you replace the throwout bearing and the pilot bearing? both will give you the problem you describe when they are wore out. :(

 

yes there is a spacer on the external slave on my 86 XJ and MJ. :hmm:

but my 90 MJ and 88,89 XJs have internal slaves :dunno:

[one_bad_MJ]

throw out bearing will rattle while the clutch is out

[86twowheeler]

I replaced the throwout bearing. I measured the clutch I removed it was 9 11/16" diameter, the one I installed was a 9 1/8". This may be a stupid question. Does it matter?

[86twowheeler]

I installed the correct clutch 9 11/16" it came with a small plastic spacer that goes on the end of the slave cylinder push rod. didn't remember that during disassembly but it won't disengage without it?

 

I thought surfacing the flywheel would take care of the rattle, I am wrong and disappointed.

I still have a rattle only when just letting off the gas in 3rd 4th and 5th. I stayed in 2nd and ran the RPM's high and didn't get a rattle but a whine. I am therefore thinking it is a bearing. The truck has 300k miles on it, supposedly the engine has been rebuilt. I don't think the trani has been touched.

 

All I can think is the bearing on the input shaft.

 

The list.

1. Rebuilt the rearend.

2. New U-Joints.

3.New (correct) Clutch.

Surfaced the Flywheel.Friction,Pressure,pilot and throwout new.