clutch bearing noise 350I S2

[Mike Brewer]

Hi i think the clutch bearing is making a noise on realease of clutch.Noise stops when the clutch is pressed down .The car has not been used for approx 4 years before i bought it 1 year ago.Could the bearing of dried up .Could i remove the gearbox cover plate mentioned before and if poss spray some white gresse onto the bearing ....Any help welcome Mike 350i s2

[Lean Machine]

If the sound stops when you press the pedal it doesn't sound to me like the release bearing. Normally when the release bearing is dry or worn it makes a noise when you press the clutch pedal. I have never replaced a clutch on a TVR but from an experience I had when replacing a clutch on a Lotus, it sounds like the spigot bearing on the end of the gearbox shaft, and if it is it would be a gearbox out job. The only other thing I can think of, possibly adjustment. Maybe the release bearing rattles when released and the clutch lever needs to be adjusted. I hope this helps.
Tony. TCB.

[1 Finger Bandit]

Hi Mike,

We have just had the same on a 350i that Hotty and I bought. Noisy and rattly until the clutch was pressed.

When we dropped the clutch the spings on the clutch plate were very very loose and rattled when you shook it, now replaced.

So possibly not all doom and gloom.

Cheers

Shaun

[Mike Brewer]

Thanks for your help guys.Not good with spanners.............i will let my mate have a listen before the tax runs out at the end of the mounth.Thanks Mike

[Mike Brewer]

Sorry i forgot to ask can you get the gearbox out with out taking the engine out.It must be a big job to take the engine out....Thanks again Mike

[wooly350i]

Changed a clutch on a seac by lifting and shunting engine forward to its max,also removed gearbox on my 350 using same method,bit of a struggle as I remember but do-able.
Wooly.

[GV]

Take the engine out too and then you can so much more work whilst you have the chance...

[Mike Brewer]

Thanks for your help guys .............Mike

[The Hatter]

A noise in neutral with the clutch engaged is likely to be gearbox bearings; try checking/changing the gearbox oil before you take it all apart! My car has a noise like this, I found the main tailshaft nut on the gearbox was not tight, I haven't got it running again yet so I can't say if that's fixed the problem though.

[JMF894]

Interesting post.................my 450 'squeaks' when i press the clutch pedal down.

Is this the release bearing and is it a 'box out job to fix?

If i leave it could it cause problems or can i just live with the noise?

Jimbo

[Wedg1e]

JMF894 said:

Interesting post.................my 450 'squeaks' when i press the clutch pedal down.

Is this the release bearing and is it a 'box out job to fix?

If i leave it could it cause problems or can i just live with the noise?

Jimbo

Probably just needs the pedal pivot lubricating.

[Lean Machine]

[quote=JMF894]Interesting post.................my 450 'squeaks' when i press the clutch pedal down.

When you press the pedal and it 'squeaks' is the engine on or off?, is it a continuous 'squeak or just the motion of the pedal? because my 400 se also 'squeaks' when I press the pedal down but only when the engine is off and its not continuous. If its just the pressing motion squeak then that's normal because mines always been like that. However if it squeaks continually when the engine is running it could be the release bearing.
Tony. TCB.

[JMF894]

Lean Machine]MF894 said:

Interesting post.................my 450 'squeaks' when i press the clutch pedal down.

When you press the pedal and it 'squeaks' is the engine on or off?, is it a continuous 'squeak or just the motion of the pedal? because my 400 se also 'squeaks' when I press the pedal down but only when the engine is off and its not continuous. If its just the pressing motion squeak then that's normal because mines always been like that. However if it squeaks continually when the engine is running it could be the release bearing.
Tony. TCB.

It only squeaks when i press the pedal down and regardless of whether the engine is running or not...................

Jimbo

[Wedg1e]

Mike Brewer said:

Hi i think the clutch bearing is making a noise on realease of clutch.Noise stops when the clutch is pressed down .The car has not been used for approx 4 years before i bought it 1 year ago.Could the bearing of dried up .Could i remove the gearbox cover plate mentioned before and if poss spray some white gresse onto the bearing ....Any help welcome Mike 350i s2

I'd go with dry/ rusty release bearing, but wouldn't recommend spraying anything in there as you'll almost certainly get it on the flywheel and/or clutch plate. If you can hear it as a sort of rustling noise that disappears if you just take the play out of the pedal, that'll almost certainly be it.

[JMF894]

JMF894 said:

It only squeaks when i press the pedal down and regardless of whether the engine is running or not...................

Jimbo

I should say it squeaks 'AS' i press the clutch pedal down. It is definately something to do with the pedal action.

I have no noise as i sit with the car in neutral and engine running.


Jimbo

[wooly350i]

JMF894 said:

I have no noise as i sit with the car in neutral and engine running.


Jimbo

Hmm,unusual.
Electric motor perhaps!

[Mike Brewer]

Dumb question if its the bearing .What will happen .More noise.Chance of bearing breaking .Thanks all .Mike

[Wedg1e]

JMF894 said:

I should say it squeaks 'AS' i press the clutch pedal down. It is definately something to do with the pedal action.

I have no noise as i sit with the car in neutral and engine running.


Jimbo

Sounds like my car then. I had the whole pedal assembly out when I modified the box to take the cruise control cutoff switches. Cleaned, greased, reassembled... and the bloody squeak is still there
It might be the slave cylinder piston sliding in its bore that causes it.