Clutch - was rumbling, press pedal in quiet, now pedal in gives horrible rattle!
28 January 2006, 12:05 PM
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Clutch - was rumbling, press pedal in quiet, now pedal in gives horrible rattle!
Hi
Clutch noises...
The clutch has been a bit noisy for a long time now. Initially at idle in neutral there would be a rumble / knocking sound which disappeared when pressing the clutch pedal in.
I loaned the car to a mate for a weekend and when it came back the clutch had judder reasonably badly so I just thought that it was now finally on its way out. After a couple of weeks the judder went
Just recently pressing the clutch pedal in leads to a whirring / rattling sound which then disappears when the clutch pedal is released
- Is this the bearing finally given up completely?
There is no problem with driving the car, no clutch slip at all - although there is a little of the clutch judder returned. Can this lead to any further problems? - how imminently should I get the work done?
97MY saloon 58,500 miles - fairly easy life (for a scoob
) ~ 5000 miles a year.
Cheers
Mick
Clutch noises...
The clutch has been a bit noisy for a long time now. Initially at idle in neutral there would be a rumble / knocking sound which disappeared when pressing the clutch pedal in.
I loaned the car to a mate for a weekend and when it came back the clutch had judder reasonably badly so I just thought that it was now finally on its way out. After a couple of weeks the judder went
Just recently pressing the clutch pedal in leads to a whirring / rattling sound which then disappears when the clutch pedal is released
- Is this the bearing finally given up completely?There is no problem with driving the car, no clutch slip at all - although there is a little of the clutch judder returned. Can this lead to any further problems? - how imminently should I get the work done?
97MY saloon 58,500 miles - fairly easy life (for a scoob
) ~ 5000 miles a year.Cheers
Mick
28 January 2006, 12:40 PM
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It'll be the thrust bearing!!
I had a rumble at idle, went when pedal was pressed. So, got someone to remove the clutch and re-assemble using a brand new Thrust Bearing, and all is now sound!! Bearing is about £90 from a dealer though!! + the cost to fit it works out quite expensive.
TBH you may aswell get the clutch changed whilst its in bits if you can stretch to that expense.
I had a rumble at idle, went when pedal was pressed. So, got someone to remove the clutch and re-assemble using a brand new Thrust Bearing, and all is now sound!!
Bearing is about £90 from a dealer though!! + the cost to fit it works out quite expensive.TBH you may aswell get the clutch changed whilst its in bits if you can stretch to that expense.
28 January 2006, 05:27 PM
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by thrust bearing I take it you mean release bearing?
the thrust bearing is in the engine and what the crank acts against when the clutch is pressed, you dont want this to be the problem!
Release bearing on the other hand should be less than £250 all in
the thrust bearing is in the engine and what the crank acts against when the clutch is pressed, you dont want this to be the problem!
Release bearing on the other hand should be less than £250 all in
Last edited by ZEN Performance; 28 January 2006 at 05:29 PM.
03 February 2006, 01:32 AM
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OK... I've taken it to TEG... poor little thing out there in the cold 
They are going to replace the clutch, do a 60k service, give me an estimate on body & if the gears are still iffy sort that as well...
- anyway hopefully she'll be 'good-as-new' in a week or so...
Mick
They are going to replace the clutch, do a 60k service, give me an estimate on body & if the gears are still iffy sort that as well...
- anyway hopefully she'll be 'good-as-new' in a week or so...
Mick
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