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Hello all, Its been a while since I've been on the board, a real long time, I got sidetracked with going to college, money trouble, and I just got busy, not to mention got another project car, but I never could get rid of my baby, the Bronco II. Which brings me to my question. On my 88, I have a loud squealing from the bellhousing, but only for about a second, like a dry bearing. A few times, I would get some clutch drag, and the truck would go forward a few feet, even though the clutch was in all the way, and it wouldn't go into gear. I could put it in gear and then start the truck, the clutch would drag, but then it would go away. I bled the clutch slave cylinder (concentric in the bellhousing), and the drag went away, but I still sometimes get some squealing noises, but not as much, and the going into gear problem went away. I tried to narrow the problem down, but I just can't figure it out. Does anyone know what could cause this? I removed the inspection cover and had a friend work the clutch, and everything seemed just fine, but I just don't know. Thanks a lot to anyone who replies.

Paul

P.S. Glad to be back and glad to know that my account is still active (as much trouble as this truck can give me, I still love it like a child).

Welcome back.

Definately sounds like a throwout bearing. It's integrated with the slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is probably leaking which accounts for the drag. Probably time for a new clutch.

Crap, thanks for the reply. I bled the clutch, and I don't find any signs of leakage, it doesn't eat any fluid, like it did before I had it replaced. For the price of a new clutch, slave, and bearing, could I just swap in a carbed 302 and C4? I want more power anyway and I think an engine/trans swap would be less work for me than pulling the transmission on it and putting in back in. What do you think?

BTW, how much is the adapter to mate the C4 to the BW1350?

you might check your trans fluid. It could be an input shaft bearing running dry. My BII's trans leaked out the front seal while it sat for a while. Pull the upper plug on the driver's side of the trans and see if any gets on your finger.

Its all dry, no fluid leaks anywhere. Thats why I am so baffled. I drove it from OKC to Norman just fine, but no leaks and the clutch hydraulic system doesn't eat any fluid.

sounds like a bad throwout bearing of broken fingers on the pressure plate.... good luck