Problem with 03 sahara...noisy throw-out bearing?

[Matty__e]

well  recently picked op this jeep about 3 months ago, and really been loving it.  I have noticed out the past month a crunching?!? noice when i engage the clutch.  At first i was thinking it was just in hinge that the pedal is attached to in the firewall.  After further I found the noise is coming from the front of the tranmission casing where the throwout bearing is.  Anyone heard of this problem before.  I am a new jeep owner and also learning the setup and so on.  Any ideas?

[BrokenAxle]

from your description it very well could be the throw out bearing.  if you need to get it done, i do some work out of my garage.  let me know.

Dave

[Bnine]

Run it until it starts to squeel like a stuck pig. Then do a complete clutch job while you are in there.

Sometimes they run for several years while groweling, sometimes they go in a couple months. Problem is, the labor to do a release bearing is essentially the same as doing the clutch as well. 6 less bolts. So you might as well stretch it out, and then do the clutch when its time.

Good luck.

[01sahara]

Run it until it starts to squeel like a stuck pig. Then do a complete clutch job while you are in there.

Sometimes they run for several years while groweling, sometimes they go in a couple months. Problem is, the labor to do a release bearing is essentially the same as doing the clutch as well. 6 less bolts. So you might as well stretch it out, and then do the clutch when its time.

Good luck.

The bearing in my 2001 Sahara  has been making a little noise for 2 years and has not got any worse durring that time. 

[BlackYJ]

I ran mine with a squeeky throw-out bearing for a good 6 months before i changed it.  It got pretty bad, so I thought it was time to change it

[Dragonmaster]

Sounds like you are describing exactly what mine did.  $283 for the whole clutch assembly and a day under the jeep in the driveway and you can have a whole new clutch and throwout bearing. 

[Matty__e]

from your description it very well could be the throw out bearing.  if you need to get it done, i do some work out of my garage.  let me know.

Dave

Thanks for the offer.  I currently have a place with garage and kinda love to tinker around with these sorts of things.  When the time comes i will keep you in mind whereas it may be nice to get some assistance with the project. 

[Matty__e]

thanks for all the input.  Yea i guess I will let er go until it started to drive me nutts.  should i feel this in the clutch when i engage and disengage the clutch.  I did have a quick look under and relized that it would a big job for just the bearing and it definately would be smart to change the cluth at the same time.  Thanks again for the help.

[BrokenAxle]

no problem.  and i definitely agree to do the whole clutch while you are in there.  also i like to get the flywheel machined.  chances are nothing will happen if you don't but if something does you'll be kicking yourself for it.