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Hi all,

I have an annoying problem with my S1 R33 (RB25DET).

On idle i get this weird sound that comes and goes. It is a kind of faint whistleing noise kind of like a loose belt noise but it aint loose belts. The best way i can describe it is it sounds like garden crickets LOL. It is louder when the hood is closed.

Anyway i noticed 2day when i push the clutch in it stops. So i think it is clutch/box related.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this. Any help would be much appricited. Thanks

Dave

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Hi all,

I have an annoying problem with my S1 R33 (RB25DET).

On idle i get this weird sound that comes and goes. It is a kind of faint whistleing noise kind of like a loose belt noise but it aint loose belts. The best way i can describe it is it sounds like garden crickets LOL. It is louder when the hood is closed.

Anyway i noticed 2day when i push the clutch in it stops. So i think it is clutch/box related.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced this. Any help would be much appricited. Thanks

Dave

:P

Hey dave, yeah i have the same noise problem, exactly as you said. people say its a bearing thats failed. the guys at mercury motosport said if its not affecting the cars performance than you should be fine. also its more worthwhile, if you do decide to get it fixed to do it when ur say replacing a clutch/gearbox etc.

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Hey dave, yeah i have the same noise problem, exactly as you said. people say its a bearing thats failed. the guys at mercury motosport said if its not affecting the cars performance than you should be fine. also its more worthwhile, if you do decide to get it fixed to do it when ur say replacing a clutch/gearbox etc.

Thanks for the advice 180_mph and britto! Much appreciated. :)

My skyline had a heavy duty clutch installed b4 i bought it and the gearbox is in good condition (despite some gear changes lately have been a little notchy which i think is related to my problem). Having said that i dont think i will be dismanteling my clutch/box set up any time soon so i think i'll get it fixed as the noise is pretty annoying. Any idea as to how much this will cost me? probably lots :) I had a look at a thread on it, i dont think its really the kind of thing i can do myself in the garage.

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what it usually is, the fingers on the pressure plate bend and weaken after time and causes a misalignment on the friction plate, it makes them squeal like a belt, but stops when the clutch is put in, could also be a throwout bearing, but either way, the clutch needs checking and replacing

cheers

Linton

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I had the same problem and it turned out to be the spigot bush (so i was told by the workshop that replaced my clutch)

It also has to do with the way the spigot bush is installed. I cant remeber exactly but something along the lines of pushing it in with oil pressure rather than greasing it up.

Anyhow, changed clutch (and thrust bearing + spigot bush) and problem solved.

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I had the same problem and it turned out to be the spigot bush (so i was told by the workshop that replaced my clutch)

It also has to do with the way the spigot bush is installed. I cant remeber exactly but something along the lines of pushing it in with oil pressure rather than greasing it up.

Anyhow, changed clutch (and thrust bearing + spigot bush) and problem solved.

Thanks for the info Zahos, How much did all that cost u? just wanna get a rough idea of what im up 4. My clutch isn't slipping or anything...doesn't relly seem to be in too bad condition. I'd be surprised if it needed replacement but ill get it checked out anyway.

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Thanks for the info Zahos, How much did all that cost u? just wanna get a rough idea of what im up 4. My clutch isn't slipping or anything...doesn't relly seem to be in too bad condition. I'd be surprised if it needed replacement but ill get it checked out anyway.

$800

See here: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=70335

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