clutch ticking

[johntony]

when the clutch is pressed in there is no noise but when you let it out its almost like a ticking sound not very noticable any one else had this

[kevinod]

Is the noise worse when turning? one of the drives (CV joints) going maybe? Do you only have a ticking, or any other symptoms?

[Sebastian]

do you notice that when the engine is cold mostly ?

[johntony]

no only when its warm it seams and no i didnt notice any noises when turning

[Syn]

Mine does the same mate, when sat stopped in the car. But it goes if i depress the clutch and release again. No idea what it is, sounds in between a ticking and a pumping sound

[FTOny]

I had a sound something like this before.
Turned into a grinding noise after a while & ended up that the bearings in the gearbox had disintegrated. Worth getting it looked at.

Better safe than sorry

[johntony]

that doesnt sound good at all was there any other signs that the bearings were going

[FTOny]

No other syptoms that I can remember.

Worth getting checked ASAP though. A mechanic I know told me what it was as soon as he heard it.

[steelroe]

Fairly sure its your release bearing that is shot. Was the cluth ever replaced, what milage on the car

[Syn]

Fairly sure its your release bearing that is shot. Was the cluth ever replaced, what milage on the car

my clutch was done last jan. 68000

[steelroe]

i assume the bearing was done also.

Was the bell housing cleaned out thoroughly before fitting th new bearing.
I have seen new clutch kits fitted and within 2-3 months the bearing is shot again due to clutch disk dust entering it from build up on the housing.

Always remember the clutch disk is an abrasive friction surface.

Syn can youdescribe the noise you are hearing .
Of course it could be bearings but they usually fail due to lack of lubrication. If you remove the drain nut the magnet attached to it usually gives a good indication of metal to metal wear, buld up of metal filings

[Syn]

i assume the bearing was done also.

Was the bell housing cleaned out thoroughly before fitting th new bearing.
I have seen new clutch kits fitted and within 2-3 months the bearing is shot again due to clutch disk dust entering it from build up on the housing.

Always remember the clutch disk is an abrasive friction surface.

Syn can youdescribe the noise you are hearing .
Of course it could be bearings but they usually fail due to lack of lubrication. If you remove the drain nut the magnet attached to it usually gives a good indication of metal to metal wear, buld up of metal filings

I only bought it in August so im not sure if the bearing was replaced mate. Ive just got the receipt for the clutch being done in Jan. Everything serviced/changed on the car has been done by mitsubishi.

I changed my gear oil about 2 weeks ago, theres no metal fillings in it or on the drain plug. The noise is a hard one to describe. You hear it inside the car when its warm and sat idling. When you let the clutch out when youve stopped and in neutral sometimes it makes between a ticking and a pumping sound, kinda sounds like its coming from behind the aircon unit sort of, but obviously further back. Then if you depress the clutch and release it stops. Sometimes you can depress the clutch a few times and it will start doing it again on 1 of them, but soon as you put it in again it stops.

[steelroe]

you have convinced me even more that it is the release bearing.

[Syn]

you have convinced me even more that it is the release bearing.

Is it ok to leave matey? it seems to have stopped doing it at the minute

[johntony]

oh that does not sound good is it exspensive to get sorted

[cm75]

might be some one has dropped there watch in the foot well

[FTOny]

I paid about €1400 at the time, go the box reconditioned (6 month warranty), new clutch & new flywheel.

I wouldn't recommend the crowd that did mine. He put an incorrect clutch into the car & tried to charge me for a 2nd clutch and labour to replace it.

The compan that did the gearbox recon were quite good though.
Active Transmissions in Greenogue Industrial Estate.

[johntony]

haha hopefully right well i may just keep driven till it completly goes since i have no money at the mo

[FTOny]

I don't know if driving it would be the best idea. I'm sure Steelroe would be more informed to advise on this but the more driving that you do, the more damage it will cause.

You don't want any debris from the bearing floating around in the box.