Worn clutch release bearing?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:29 am
My car has developed a rattling noise associated with the clutch, it has got progressively worse since it started 30 or so road miles ago and now is pretty much constant. It doesn't seem to affect changing gear and will intermittently rattle in neutral too. You can feel the vibration through the clutch pedal when pressing it, about three quarters of the way up the travel. Pressing the clutch pedal just past this point, but without disengaging the clutch makes it stop. When inspecting the bell housing with the engine running, I could clearly see the assembly attached to the clutch release mechanism shaking. My friend who was looking at the car with me thinks the clutch release bearing is worn.
Is a worn clutch release bearing likely to be the cause of the symptoms described?
Can I replace this part by dropping the gearbox (please say yes!)?
Is it safe to drive the car with this without risk to the engine/clutch/gearbox/myself? I ask this because the car is perfectly drivable and I won't be able to fix it before Goodwood this Sunday.
Is a worn clutch release bearing likely to be the cause of the symptoms described?
Can I replace this part by dropping the gearbox (please say yes!)?
Is it safe to drive the car with this without risk to the engine/clutch/gearbox/myself? I ask this because the car is perfectly drivable and I won't be able to fix it before Goodwood this Sunday.