When we bought our 1996 F350 Crew Cab, there was a problem with the clutch. It kept breaking, meaning we would push in the clutch and bang, the pedal would go to the floor. Finally after having it towed in 7 times, the dealership took the thing apart and found what was causing the problem. They replaced the clutch but didn't replace the flywheel. I'm not mechanical, so I'm not sure if I'm saying all this correctly.

Anyway, its been 6 years or more and we haven't had any problems until recently. Now, we have this squeal. It isn't real loud, but it is annoying.
When we push in the clutch, the noise goes away.

Any idea what this could be??

Had a similar situation with my 2002 f-250 super duty. I checked several different things until I found out the Drive Shaft support bearing was going bad. Take it to a mechanic's shop and put the truck on a lift. They will have to start the engine, put it in gear and let the rear wheels run. Mine first started out a squeak when I got about 50 mph. At the problem got worse the speed the squeak started at got slower and slower. Ususally this bearing is press fit onto the drive shaft but apparently Ford pinches it between the drive shaft yoke and the large portion of the drive shaft. Anyhow, replaced mine and it quit squeaking.

Do you remember what cost was involved?

It could be the throwout bearing. My '94 F-150 did the same thing till I changed it,or possibly input bearing in trans.

My bet is with grampztoyz351 :D

I'm thinking it probably is the throwout bearing.
Is this something thats easy to change? Or, would it be best to bring it to a shop?
Out of curiousity, what do you think this would cost if a shop did it??

Yeppers sure sounds like the throw out brg, You didnt say how many miles since the last clutch job ? and normally on a clutch job u dont have to replace the flywheel unless it broke ( they re-surface it, or suppose to when they do a clutch job ),,, normally when the pilot brg goes bad the one up in the flywheel, u have problems shifting , I have had trucks come in with the pilot brg gone completly, an or the input shaft on the Trans all chewed an scared up

The clutch was replaced under warranty at approx. 45,000 mi. The truck now has 115,000 miles on it.
I know for sure that the dealership did not replace the flywheel, I'm thinking they probably didn't replace the throwout bearing either.
The truck is easy to shift.

Well thats 70,000 miles on that clutch. Most folks cant get 50,000miles . I would bet its time , Have seen a few get 90,000 miles

Ok, now for a really stupid question....
To put a new clutch in (don't worry, I won't do it, my husband will... hahahaha...), I'm going to shop for the best price.
When asking about the clutch, do I just ask for pricing on that or would I need to ask for more than just the clutch??

I just looked at the paperwork when the dealership replaced the clutch. It was replaced Nov/99. The mileage was 55484, the truck now has 115,000 mi.
This is what the paperwork says:

7519A - Clutch Pedal Assembly - replace
1 Clutch Discs
1 Pressure Plate
1 Hub and Brg Asy-CL Rel
1 Brk & Cl Pdl & Brkt Asy
1 Switch Asy
7003A3 Clutch Pressure Plate, Disc or Pilot Bearing - Replace
7003A32 Hub and Bearing and/or Fork - Clutch Released - Replace

Not sure what all this means....

Other then:
1 Brk & Cl Pdl & Brkt Asy
1 Switch Asy
All parts listed, are just a clutch kit. Hope your hubby has a lot of tools or is comfortable with removing trans.

you want to ask for a CLUTCH KIT,,,, comes with clutch disc, pressure plate, relase/throwout brg. pilot brg, an a cool lil tool to align the disc with the plate an flywheel,,,, You should remove the flywheel an take it a machine shop to get it trued,, This really isnt a bad job to do -- probaly will take a full day to get it done if this is your / his first time doing one ,,, You should get you a service manuel that will take you step by step to do it,,, Also you might want to go to WWW.AUTOZONE.COM you should be able to look up the info there, also your going to need a floor jack to remove an install the tranny -- you can rent a tranny jack at some rental stores,,, If you do the job yourself your looking at probaly $200.00,,, If you take it to a shop your probaly looking at $400.00 - $ 600.00

If you have a duel mass flywheel change it to a single mass by Luk and the dealer is the last place I would take it not to say they don't do a good job but they are always going to cost you more money. The single mass set up will cut peddel effort in half. If you do alot of intown driving you know what a pain it can be. The last one I did it cost about $1000.00.

Ya, By now the sound is likely the clutch release bearing. They usually last a while before letting go. But just a thought on prices your local transmission shop may be able :Dto help. I know for when I worked In one we did clutch jobs less than $300. canadian.:D:D