I think my thrust bearing may be going on my clutch. How do you tell? Symptoms are a whirring/whining type noise on depressing the clutch which seems to increase in speed/volume when revving the engine. Is it my thrust bearing? if not anyone got any ideas? cheers pumpers.

 

Pumpers,
From how you describe the noise and when it occurs, then I would agree, it sounds very much like your thrust bearing is on its way out.

Unless your clutch pressure plate and driven plate are relatively new, then I think due to the labour content involved it may be more cost effective, long term, to replace the lot.

If you leave it until the bearing starts to seize, then it will wreck the pressure plate.

Cheers MTR

 

I have had 4 thrust bearings in my MY99 - 30000 kms.
Symptoms - noisy when depressing clutch.
Cause - In my case bloody IC water spray

Crappy design permits water ingress from IC spray onto internal thrust bearing -resulting in corrosion.

 

My thrust bearing is well on its way out as well. Stuffed if I can afford to replace the lot at the moment though