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95 s10 clutch kit replacement. i have a 95 s10 and when i press the clutch in it make a high piche squeal that?

comes from the tranny from how it sounds. would anyone know what this is from and if so what i need to fix it. and what is a good repair price? i have already been told 625 from a repair shop so ya.

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1. Your clutch problem is called through bearing its the bearing between the preesure plate and clutch disc 40;55 dollars for bearing itself dont know what labor cost may be.......
2. You almost certainly have a bad throw-out bearing. The tranny has to come out to repair this. Unless you have low milage on the truck, it's a very good idea to go ahead and change the clutch also, while you have it apart. A worn-out or misadjusted clutch is a major cause of premature throw-out bearing failure. $625 sounds like a fair price for this sort of job, providing they DO the job correctly, which includes installing a new clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot bearing; and resurfacing the flywheel.
3. Sounds like the clutch release bearing is dry. Also known as 'Throwout bearing'. It pushes against the clutch disc to release the clutch. Another thing to watch with these babies, is that the throwout arm has a small hole in it. There is a Pivot stud, that the throwout arm pivots on. The pivot stud looks like a bolt, that if you come up the bolt a bit, there is a ball shape. On the end of the ball shape is a pin. This pin sticks through that hole in the clutch release arm. (Fork) I guess, the thought was to keep the clutch release arm, centered on the pivot stud. Bad engineering in my books, because the pivot stud has a nasty habit of pushing right through the clutch release arm! The older design for Chevy's just had a ball on the end of the pivot stud, and there was no hole in the clutch release arm. Just a concave shape to fit the ball. Lasted FOREVER! (Hmmmmm? Methinks a conspiracy is goin' on! lol!) If you've never seen a clutch assembly torn apart, all the stuff I just typed will be as clear as Mud to you! Perhaps this will help, http://www.autozone.com/addVehicleId,2002203/initialAction,repairGuide/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c152800c0104 Click on Fig. 2 Just click right in the middle of the illustration. 1.Bearing Release (No.4) is the Clutch Release Bearing I stated 2.Fork (No.13) is the Clutch Release Arm 3.Bolt (No.11) is the Pivot Stud I referred to. Their illustration shows a pivot stud with just a ball on the end. THIS would be cool! My answer is based on my 1994 GMC Sonoma, which is essentially just an S10 4.Assembly, Clutch Cover (No.9) is the Pressure Plate 5.Plate, Clutch Driven is the Clutch Disc The nose of the transmission is splined, and goes into the splined hole of the clutch disc. The pressure plate is bolted to the flywheel, and spins with the engine's crankshaft. The pressure plate put's pressure against the clutch disc, and keeps it tight against the flywheel. Therefore, as the flywheel turns, so does the pressure plate, and it turns the transmission. (The tranny is connected to the driveshaft, which turns the rear end {Differential} gears, which turn the axles, that the wheels are bolted to) When you press the clutch pedal, the end of the clutch release arm is pressed towards the front of the truck. Since, it's pivoted on the pivot stud in the middle, the other end of the clutch release arm pushes the clutch release bearing, into the pressure plate. The pressure plate then release it's pressure against the clutch disc, and the clutch disc just stays stationary, and does not turn the transmission nose. (Input shaft) That clutch release bearing is essentially a sleeve. At the end of the sleeve, (Like a tube), there is a rounded doughnut shape. This doughnut shape has bearings it rides on, on the sleeve. These bearings, and bearing surfaces wear out. Most of the time it can be traced back to improper lubrication. The grease inside drys up. It is made so that it's permanently lubed. You can't lube it. (You're not supposed to be able to. You CAN use a fine needle tip on a grease gun, and get sum grease in there. This is usually reserved for us old gear heads! lol!) I bought the throwout bearing, the pressure plate, and the clutch disc as a set. $120 bucks from AutoZone. I ain't 'hawkin' AutoZone, I'm just sayin' this is what I did. I put it in myself. So compare $120 to $625. Feel like gettin' dirty, and learnin' somethin' about your truck? Edit: Oh yeah, duh! I took the flywheel off, and had it surfaced. Cost me $30 bucks.