2000 Freightliner throwout bearing

It sounds like you got stuck with somebody's old problems, Some of these un-reputable shops will tell you they did an inspection when all they did was slap on a sticker and hand you a paper that says so, What I would suggest you do is take it to a shop with a good reputation possibly even a dealership. I'm not saying that all small shops are ripoff's but do your homework ask some of your local haulers where they go for budget repairs.As far as the throwout bearing well their life span is unpredictable and it seems like it will go out on you at the worse possible time,you'r probably looking a complete clutch job($1000 to $1500)parts and labor.

 

because you are putting pressure on the bearing, It is wore out,get it replace while you can still make it to the shop tow bills are expensive.

make sure that the bearing gets greased after that, once it gets dry from lack of grease its too late to save it.

 

Like "gearjammer-2000" said it's WORE-OUT,probably from poor or no maintanance he is also right it may cost you more when you tack on an unexpected tow charge to the repair bill.

 

Its possible you may need a clutch brake. If you dont lube (or in some cases lube to much) the throwout bearing it will fail. But you need to check clutch adjustment and the clutch brake and see if it helps. If not you will need a throwout bearing

 

Noisy release bearings are actually fairly common on trucks in rough service or ones with negligent maintenance issues.It may last a long time like that.Try a good high-temp grease and service the release bearing while a helper works the clutch pedal with the engine running.