I get the following symptoms after I had what appeared to be clutch slippage coming from a slow speed roll on from a roundabout in second..

The noise from underneath is of something rotating in or near the gearbox when I'm sat idling.. this is audible as a slight rattle from underneath.

If I dip the clutch the noise goes away and if I then take my foot off (without engaging any gears) there's a slight audible clunk that can be felt through the pedal..

Nothing major grating or car rattling.. but unnerving. there was some clutch burn after the slip..

Seems quite all right at the moment to drive and bite point hasn't changed..

Any ideas?

 

Sounds to me like your thrust race bearing..

 

al dont go out in the car then !!!! that will stop it

 

Thanks Bri.. Will it be OK to drive until I can get it to someone?

John..

 

thanks al

 

what bri said mines not too well same symtoms almost hear the cutch spining

 

could it be the release bearing on the clutch?
but does not sound that bad
usually if you have a noise that occurs when driving from the box is bad..and get it sorted befoe it goes pop..

 

If it breaks up you won't be going anywhere it also could be your springs in your pressure plate never the less you want to get it checked asap.bri.

 

I'll do it for you AL

 

I want it fixed not smashed, pulverised, vapourised & shattered into a million million pieces..

Ta..

Is this easy to fix or do I need it up on a ramp with the box out?? Expensive?

 

Unfortunately its a gear box out job unless its something completely diffrent.

 

im off to the clinic with mine monday tues fancy a wyioc get are cars fixed run

 

Jb you going for more power and also better susp for SSO thgis year?

 

WHY YOU GOT SOME SPARE

 

As an expert on rattling, grinding, crunching, noises etc...(the none optional extras with a 13th hand-me-down french mobile) here's what I do.........



Drive it hard till it breaks, then you can pinpoint exactly what it was making the damn noise, sorted

 

Does sound possible like the thrust release bearing Alan, why not call in and see us and we can check it out for ya

 

Think Alan might have sorted this out, after locating gearbox oil dipstick he found out there was no oil in gearbox.

 

Hope there's no damage Al.

 

Mark.. the noise is still there... I checked it in the garage on Sunday..The new oil does make it smoother, but the bite seems to be less forceful and the clutch bite has 'lightened'.. It's not slipping but it just seems a less forceful bite / grab...

I'm not sure if the lack of oil would have caused the onset of the release / thrust bearing failure (if that's what it is).. But I'll be taking it to Zac & Drew this week to get their opinion...

I'm not caning it.. buit it's currently driving fine..

 

enter it in the SSO thats what i did last year

 

James, I thought you'd entered it for this years .....

Sorry Al.

 

No probs mate.. these things happen...

 

sounds like its the release bearing to me Al, it i'll be fine fine mate for ages, and i've had new cars that actually have sounded they same mate, my 330bm did it after about 20k and i ran it to 130k without it making any more noises...

forgot to add my Sti did it and its still running with another 22k on it,,,