Get the latest advice about your car

Get Started
Advice » Q&A » 1998 Toyota Tacoma

Q&A

Ask Your Question

1998 Toyota Tacoma

Question: clutch squeal

Question

sehoutz, 2.4L 4 Cylinder, Dover, PA, April 12, 2009, 09:09
Profile_thumbnail
 Rookie

Truck is 4wd model. For the last 8 years the vehicle has been making an occasional squeal when engaging the clutch from a complete stop.
Never hear it when shifting while moving. Sounds like a dry bearing. This happens more often when going uphill. Had a co-worker with same truck and he said something about having his transmission split from engine and something retighten/retorqued. Also this problem does not seem to occur when vehicle is in 4wd, and happens more often the colder the temperature.

1 Answer
Answer It
Flag This

  • Answer #1

    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, April 12, 2009, 23:25
    Profile_thumbnail
     Master

    I have come across a similar problem usually starting off from dead cold in the morning, possibly intermittent. The pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft that the input shaft of the transmission goes through goes bad. The bearing is about an inch in diameter.

    Reply
    Flag This
Answer Ranks

This week's top 10

1 globalhelper 6 Merrimack Auto
2 milesauto 7 Camster
3 csubak30 8 2004toycam
4 jose8889 9 Transmission-Tech
5 obdcar 10 carpetvan2