Clutch time ?

[oldskoolgent]

Took the Vantage out for a drive today and had a new noise
Difficult to describe but when I change gear and re engage the clutch there is a short grinding noise, it seems to disappear as the revs increase.
I thought maybe the clutch but the car was still pulling in a low gear going up hills etc.
Any ideas ?

[Dewi 2]

oldskoolgent said:

Took the Vantage out for a drive today and had a new noise
Difficult to describe but when I change gear and re engage the clutch there is a short grinding noise, it seems to disappear as the revs increase.

I thought maybe the clutch, but the car was still pulling in a low gear going up hills etc.
Any ideas ?

Assume it is not gear chatter that you hear.

Pulling in a low gear going up hills, is not the correct test for a slipping clutch.
Engage a high gear at fairly low revs on a hill, then accelerate. If the engine revs rise, but the car speed does not increase, then the clutch is slipping.

If the clutch plate is worn, there would not usually be any associate noise, so your grinding noise must be something else. Wonder if it might possibly be something to do with the clutch release bearing?

If you do need a replacement clutch, remember to consider the twin plate version.