Clutch Creaking on classic Mini...

[anthonysjb]

So, on my Rover Mini MPI, after I've been driving the car for approx 20 miles or half an hour this noise starts to come from the clutch when I release it. It doesn't do it from cold.

You can hear it 20s into this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYv1R7BxswU

It isn't as loud as it sounds on that!

The car gets into gear fine, everything seems fine apart from the noise.

Any ideas? Thanks

[stevieturbo]

It's fairly simple up in there, stick your head in and have a look to see if anythings loose

Or spray some lubricant in, white grease, PTFE or similar and see if it clears it up.

[anthonysjb]

Ok I will, just hoping its nothing major! Maybe clutch release bearing?

[Sardonicus]

stevieturbo said:

It's fairly simple up in there, stick your head in and have a look to see if anythings loose

Or spray some lubricant in, white grease, PTFE or similar and see if it clears it up.

Probably a dried out pivot try lubing the external clevis style pin on the outside of the clutch housing 1st.

[anthonysjb]

I'll have a look at the weekend when I'm free next, hopefully WD40 will do the job!

[stevieturbo]

In the video the noise sounds inside the car, so unlikely to be the release bearing which is outside.

And WD40 is not a lubricant. It may free things up for a bit, but it will wash any lubricant away

Use white grease, PTFE spray or something similar which is a lubricant.

[Sardonicus]

stevieturbo said:

In the video the noise sounds inside the car, so unlikely to be the release bearing which is outside.

And WD40 is not a lubricant. It may free things up for a bit, but it will wash any lubricant away

Use white grease, PTFE spray or something similar which is a lubricant.

Quite right I just watched the video

[anthonysjb]

Will do