Ok, I was driving my car today for a short 20 minute trip across town and back. All was fine as always, but as I approached my driveway and went to turn in, it was amazingly hard to steer... I looked at my tach and it was at 0. I coasted into my driveway and put the e-brake on, and went to start the car again. When I pushed in the clutch, it felt, uh, chunky I guess is the word, and harder to push than normal. I turned the key and the car started, but only to make the loudest most horrible screetching I have ever heard! I quickly shut it off, thinking it may be an engine bearing or something, and here I sit, car-less.

The clutch was replaced with a Luk unit in October of last year. The flywheel was also resurfaced or whatever the word may be. I don't really beat on the car and have only raced it a few times in April. I have had no problems with the clutch at all.

Please do help, as this is a very urgent matter!

 

i had the same problem not to long ago and didnt know why till i looked at my pulley on the end of my crankshaft the bolt had broken off and the pulley was just hanging there,unfortunatly for me the bolt broke off in the crank and the pulley spun around and tore the keyway out,had to rebuild the hole damn motor and it only had 55,000 miles

 

A screetch is usually a loose belt and seeing as how your steering was really hard I would chech that first. Also if your car is idleing too low your power steering will not work properly. I cant explain the clutch tho. I would check the belts. Was it running hot?

 

my belts screched too till they finally jumped off the bottom pulley then i had no power steering nor power brakes.had major damage

 

when i turned in my driveway same thing happened but in my case the power steering finally knocked off the pulley from the crank and thats when i lost all power. i opened the hood looked down grabbed the pulley and some belts and pulled them right out with a few choice words, well alright alot of choice words

 

Could be the throwout bearing as well.

 

Ok, what I meant by the lack of power steering was that, that was when I noticed it stalled. Once started again, all the gauges and the steering work fine, and it drives fine! I think it's an engine bearing now... it screeches linda like a belt but more grining metal wise... when I checked the oil, it was only about 2mm on the dipstick, that's about down a quart right? Would that fry an engine?

 

ALSO... I don't know if this has anything to do with anything, but I think it is too much of a coincindence.

I installed an aluminum driveshaft about 3 days prior... and the car wasn't leaving the usual drops of oil in the driveway... but puddles.

Maybe the 2 are unrelated and I just blew a seal and fryed it, I don't know. All I do know is, riding a motorcycle in 95 degree weather SUCKS!

 

Well, I finally figured out what it was.... the a$$hole that put my clutch in didn't replace the throwout bearing... and it went. Oh boy, a $25 part that is gonna take me a week to put in!

Any suggestions on things I can replace/check while I'm in there?

 

Shouldn`t take that long to change it just remember to take the tranny loose from the bellhousing first make it a lot easier.