Clutch Noise Returns

[Manuel Kasko]

Hey guys,

So a few months back I had a grinding metal on metal noise come from my clutch when pushing it to the floor.

Gearbox was pulled out, cleaned, thrust bearing replaced and the noise dissapeared until now! It's returned.

So the noise comes when pressing the clutch pedal to the floor. It's a metal on metal noise not the normal bearing noise from a thrust bearing. The noise happens when first driving the car and after heating it up and driving around for a while it stops.

Anther thing to note is you can feel the grinding in my gearstick when changing gears as well as in the foot pedal.

Ideas?

[rondofj]

Gearbox oil changed? And filled to correct levels.

Edited January 28, 2013 by rondofj

[Manuel Kasko]

I might change it again but I would have been done when they did the clutch. Which was about 3 months back

[battery]

Gearbox was pulled out, cleaned, thrust bearing replaced and the noise dissapeared until now! It's returned.

Ideas?

sounds pretty standard but when you say they pulled out the box did they take the casing off and inspect the internal bearings?

[Manuel Kasko]

sounds pretty standard but when you say they pulled out the box did they take the casing off and inspect the internal bearings?

From my understand they told me they pulled the box out and changed the thrust bearing. They didn't change the spigot.. Is the spigot behind the casing?

What internal bearings are there?

[battery]

Spigot is in the end of the crank..the input shaft sits inside it.

bearing on the input shaft, some in the rear part and in the center plate. I have pulled apart a few rb20 boxes that sounded similar to what you describe and they all had a failed bearing somewhere.. Pretty larbour intensive to fix so wont be cheap

Edited January 28, 2013 by battery

[Manuel Kasko]

Is it possible to do this work yourself or do you have to have a fair understanding in pulling a gearbox apart?

[34GeeTeeTee]

Did u say they didn't replace the spigot bearing Mani? That'll be your drama

[blk94r33]

Had the same problem, ended up being the spigot. They may have disturbed it or greased the input shaft when refitting the box causing it to temporarily go away....

[battery]

Is it possible to do this work yourself or do you have to have a fair understanding in pulling a gearbox apart?

Like the other guys said replace the spigot first and see how you go, if you took it to a workshop complaining about the noise then they should have changed it while the box was out.

[Manuel Kasko]

Guess I will be taking you up on the offer Mat to do it over a few drinks on a weekend.

Thanks for the info once again guys.

Workshop has since closed down so nothing I can do about it now.

[luke gtr]

Guess I will be taking you up on the offer Mat to do it over a few drinks on a weekend.

Thanks for the info once again guys.

Workshop has since closed down so nothing I can do about it now.

i think we know why they closed down....

sorry to hear mani.

hope you get it sorted.

[MRIRAQ]

funniest thing, i noticed when i put my seat back, my clutch squeaks when i release, but when i put my seat forward, then it doesn't squeak.. like wth?! :@!

[GTSBoy]

That will be the angle that you're pushing the pedal. Closer to, you're probably pushing more downward than when your seat is further away. The slight change in direction of force is changing the load on the pivot point, or conceivably the pedal spring.

[dayofthedead]

Same thing is happening to mine, ive replaced thrust, spigot and a mate reacons its the leyshaft bearing thats gone and my gears grind too..