Gearbox rattle disappears pressing clutch...??

[K-Serious]

i beleive this is a worn input bearing...do you all agree? It says this in my haynes manuall for my Rover 216 whihc also has the PG-1 box.

anyone else had it sorted under warranty?

should this be happening on a 12000 mile S2????

this noise is mild but is worse than at 7000 miles.

tell me all you know guys, cheers in advance!!

[bogie]

sounds normal to be honest !

[DanH]

bogie said:

sounds normal to be honest !

insomnia too?

This actually sounds different to me. My S2 used to make the noise when you depressed the clutch at high revs. This is the opposite? If not then they all do that Noisy thrust release bearing or something.

[jfrf]

had this same issue on my 15k miles s2

didnt bother getting it checked out
so just assumed it was ok

[S1 Hunter]

My S2 has 22k miles on and is the same.

I think that to a certain extent they all do it. Also, I think the noise is so prominent as the gearbox is effectively behind the passenger seat.

If this was a Rover 75 you wouldn't hear a thing through all the insulation so I wouldn't be inclined to worry to be honest.

[bogie]

"If this was a Rover 75 you wouldn't hear a thing through all the insulation so I wouldn't be inclined to worry to be honest."


Exactly ...the K and its PG1 sound like a bag of nails...you can get away with it in a normal car..but in the Elise you can hear everything!

[K-Serious]

So far there are stories of "normality" and nothing serious becoming of the symptoms....so has anyone had it escalating and consequently requiring work??

The truth is: if there is noise there is friction...some types of friction are not meant to exist.....!!!

[340ragtop]

normal - it's your thrust bearing.

[S Works]

Is it normal on S1 too ragtop?

[bogie]

normal on any PG1 gearbox...its just in the Elise you can actually hear it as its not buried under 4" of sound deadening and carpet

[allys]

my eliseS is doing the same at 5000km more obvious when hot.
lots of warranty left so I will wait and see how it pans out

[S Works]

One less thing to worry about then - phew!