Does Your Clutch Sound Like A Cricket?

[madmoomoo]

I had my clutch changed to an exedy heave duty clutch about a year ago, and pretty much since then it's made a funny squeeking noise when disengaged (pedal not pressed). It is a bit intermittent, but is usually there. It sounds like a cricket and if I press lightly on the clutch pedal it gets louder and softer, so i can actually emulate cricket noises if I like.

Does anyone have this problem? i think i remember asking someone this before, and the reply was that this sometimes happens with the heavy duty ones. (Is this something to do with the pressure plate? I remember reading everyone saying the throwout bearing is the suspect one, but mine appears to be happening under diff circumstances..)

I don't think it's dangerous or anything, but it kinda defeats the purpose of looking good in a nice car, that sounds like cricket trying to mate!

[leech_]

i would think its your trust bearing mine did the same thing when foot is off the clutch it sounded weird i guess like a cricket ??? but when i depressed my foot it stopped... if that is what you are referring to i would replace the bearing if it bothers you other wise dont worry about it.

[FSTR32]

Its not your thrust bearing...its your gear box...nissan rb boxs do it so get used to..lol...nothing to worry about. Dont like it buy some earplugs or crank your stereo

[Links]

leech_ & FSTR32 - the issue he's talking about is different..

when he pushes his foot in you can hear it squeak..

mine does it.. plus a lot of others cars..

do a search - someone else had a thread on this..

amuses me when i'm in traffic.. sounds like someone's rooting under my car on a squeaky bed..

[leech_]

ok my bad re-read his post yea i know what your are talking about i got that too although it's not very loud and i hardly notice it

[lebostyles]

if its a squauky noise you hear when u engage and disengage the clutch, then it could also be your clutch bracket. This is generaly because the spot weld on the bracket is becoming loose. i have allready had to get my bracket re welded and i think its going again.

[32brother]

Yeah, mine makes like a 'whoop' sort of noise when in first gear depressing the clutch. Sounds shit house

[Xizor]

I've had my car since april, i imported it. I think its just normal stock type clutch. As of start of this week its started squeeking... im freakin out!!!

[Darren83]

yeaa my 32gtst had the same problem after 1 year of owning it, cricket noise huh , yea thats a good wat of describing it as i dunno how to describe it to mechanics haha, i said sounded like a disc spinning. If i were to fix it , how much would it cost ?

[barnoon]

Mine made a noise like this and I just got under where the clutch pedal is and sprayed a whole heap of wd40 on all of the joints etc and its been quiet ever since.

[Godzilla32]

Have to be careful not to spray it all over the clutch plate..Any liquid lubricant isnt good for a clutch.. Id have to say its got somthing to do with you throwout/thrust bearing.. A worn bearing can make some pretty strange noises. Either that or is a bearing in the gearbox..

Edited November 25, 2006 by Godzilla32

[Xizor]

mine is squeaking as i press in and let out the clutch, you can kinda feel it through the pedal as it goes through the squeakiness. It only started this 1 week ago.

Whats the cause? What should i do??

[Kozeyekan]

could be thrust bearing, or it could be a real cricket. Go to a pet store and buy some spiders, preferably a huntsman style and put them in various locations on the car. Also works well for car security.

[Sumo]

Yeah, I recently put a exedy clutch in my 33, and a new thrust bearing and now I sound like a cricket too. You really only hear it in confined area's like macca's drive throughs and in sheds.

Cheers

Sumo

[2gceffy]

mine squeaks when ever the clutch goes in or out, i suspect it is the spring or the bracket.. my bracket broke n i screwed it back together so duno, it changed my engage point tho which iv never understood

[Nutsack]

Mine squeaks when the clutch is pushed in. Its the thrust bearing in my case. Not worth fixing till you get a new clutch put in in my opinion. Or if it really annoys you get it fixed and throw in a new clutch anyway

[mad082]

if it only does it when the you are moving the clutch, then it is probably the pivot bolt needs lubricating. i have posted a pic in an old thread showing how you get to it.

[Mr Italy!]

Yeah there was a massive thread about it and it had instructions on where to spray a shitload of grease... but good luck finding it!

I think it was a tutorial, so that forum may be a good start...

[Mr Italy!]

Found it haha!

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...18831&st=20

Enjoy

[mad082]

thats the one.

on the first page is the pic.