What Bearing?

[KLZT]

Hey im not sure which bearing it is or even if its a bearing.

The car makes a 'Gambling' noise when the clutch is not pressed in. And after 1 - 2 mins of driving it goes away.

I read a thread on here but it didnt really give a straight answer.

Thanks

[Shazza24]

Hey im not sure which bearing it is or even if its a bearing.

The car makes a 'Gambling' noise when the clutch is not pressed in. And after 1 - 2 mins of driving it goes away.

I read a thread on here but it didnt really give a straight answer.

Thanks

Spigot, thrust/throw-out bearing take your pick....

Sorry you did say the magic word "Gambling"

This noise doesn't mean that the bearing is stuffed, as it may just need some lube.

[GTR_JOEY]

haha gambling?

its your spigot bearing.. thrust/throw out/release bearing.. what ever you wanna call it only engages when ur foot is on the clutch

Next time u do a clutch or have ur gear box out replace it its not expensive to buy... more of a pain in the arse to replace if u dont have the right tools haha

[jrm]

Hey im not sure which bearing it is or even if its a bearing.

The car makes a 'Gambling' noise when the clutch is not pressed in. And after 1 - 2 mins of driving it goes away.

I read a thread on here but it didnt really give a straight answer.

Thanks

haha gambling?

its your spigot bearing.. thrust/throw out/release bearing.. what ever you wanna call it only engages when ur foot is on the clutch

Next time u do a clutch or have ur gear box out replace it its not expensive to buy... more of a pain in the arse to replace if u dont have the right tools haha

He said foot not on the clutch (not pressed in) - and that noise isn't the throw-out bearing - it's the input shaft bearing. Much more painful, and very common. And if you have a grumbling/whining noise in all gears except for 4th then that's your cluster shaft bearing - another common one to go.

[GTR_JOEY]

ahh pretty sure thats what i said, foot on the clutch engages release bearing.. so therefore if his foot isnt on the clutch the bearing isnt engaged

spigot bearing is in the end of the crank......throw out/ release opens the clutch

but yes could also be your input shaft bearing and once it lubricates it shuts the hell up

[Birds]

Thrust bearings can do this in Skylines, particularly with aftermarket clutches. My Exedy thrust bearing can be noisy at times when you would think it is rollover noise. The way to test this is to apply a small amount of pressure to the clutch pedal - not enough to engage the clutch, but just enough to press the bearing up against the pressure plate...if the noise goes away then it is your thrust bearing. If it's still there and doesn't go away until the clutch pedal is fully pressed in, then it is most likely an input shaft bearing.

If you've narrowed it down to the thrust bearing, spraying some lithium grease onto the input shaft retainer and thrust bearing through the clutch release arm cavity can help silence the noise.

The fact it goes away after a while suggests temperature and/or oil viscosity related - you can change the gearbox oil viscosity to a lighter grade to try and mask it, or you may actually be running an incorrect oil in your gearbox in the first place. Try repacing it with 75w90 and see if that does anything.