Allright i have this weird noise whenever my clutch is let out. Its a spinning noise, sounds like a deisel kinda, not very loud but it is there. This only happens when the clutch is out, when the clutch is depressed the sound goes away. I have been told it is the pilot bearing, the input bearing, the throughout bearing, and the release bearing are these all the same? Any idea on what it is thanks?

 

Help!!!

 

Sounds like the throw-out bearing to me.

Mine does that too, when its cold.

Rat

 

Is this hard to repair? Can it cause damage by leaving it?

 

its the throwout bearing. (clutch release bearing per the haynes manual)
this is the only part listed in the haynes manual for this symptom (noisy when clutch is released in neutral)
you have to have the clutch out to fix it (so yes, hard to get to). its the bearing that the clutch sits on when the car is in neutral with the clutch pedal released.

 

So something that was supposed to be replaced when the clutch was re done before i bought it probly?Is it causing any damage, is there anything i can do to prevent it from getting worse?
Thanks for the input!

 

it wont cause any damage. its jsut a bitch cause its so annoying.
yeah, those ****** are supposed to change all the clutch bearings when you get a new clutch.

 

I agree execpt that you don't need to have the clutch out to fix it, you just have to drop the transmission. When you drop the transmission the you'll see the throw-out bearing fitted on to the front cover of the transmission and attached to the release fork. The throwout bearing doesn't sit on the clutch, it just pushes the teeth on the pressure plate when you press down on the clutch pedal thus releasing the clutch from the flywheel. If the clutch has been replaced recently they should have put a new throw-out bearing on it, if you plan on doing the repair yourself you'll save youself lot of money.