Important! : Strange whirring noise. ..

1. 3eb L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 35 silver vts mrk 1

   #1 22nd May 2011, 09:06

   Hi guys. . really hope one of you peeps can help. Have a 98 vts. . with 78,000 on the clock. . lately she has developed a whirring sound which only happens when the clutch is engaged. . its louder at low speeds. .
   Check alot of the threads on here. . which all point to alot of different answers. . gearbox oil, thrust bearing....has anyone else had this problem? Drop the clutch and then noise dissapears. . re-engage it and its back. . im praying its only low gearbox oil. . as i have just spent close to £300 getting her cammed and a lightened flywheel.
   
2. user_52013 Established Member Joined: Apr 2011 Birmingham Posts: 2079 Clio

   #2 22nd May 2011, 13:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by 3eb Hi guys. . really hope one of you peeps can help. Have a 98 vts. . with 78,000 on the clock. . lately she has developed a whirring sound which only happens when the clutch is engaged. . its louder at low speeds. . Check alot of the threads on here. . which all point to alot of different answers. . gearbox oil, thrust bearing....has anyone else had this problem? Drop the clutch and then noise dissapears. . re-engage it and its back. . im praying its only low gearbox oil. . as i have just spent close to £300 getting her cammed and a lightened flywheel.

   Clutch release bearring, You need a new clutch
3. 3eb L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 35 silver vts mrk 1

   #3 23rd May 2011, 01:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Pug205 Clutch release bearring, You need a new clutch

   Holy moly. . thought it might had been something like that. How sure are you dude. . have you had the same problem?
   
4. user_51601 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Bridgend/South Wales Posts: 136 '52 Desire 1.1i Sport Red 1.6Vti 120 DS3

   #4 23rd May 2011, 01:09

   yeah this happened to me.. its the thrust/release bearing.
   you'll need a clutch kit and 2L of gearbox oil.. should cost less than 100 quid if you get a friend to help you to do it yourself
5. 3eb L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 35 silver vts mrk 1

   #5 23rd May 2011, 01:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by vaughan06 yeah this happened to me.. its the thrust/release bearing. you'll need a clutch kit and 2L of gearbox oil.. should cost less than 100 quid if you get a friend to help you to do it yourself

   Schweet. . nice one dude. . thought the gearbox was on its way out. . 100 nicker aint to bad. . is it worth putting an uprated clutch in at this point?
6. user_51601 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Bridgend/South Wales Posts: 136 '52 Desire 1.1i Sport Red 1.6Vti 120 DS3

   #6 23rd May 2011, 01:27

   Well, i bought a cheapy one and I cant fault it at all.. but then again i do have a 1.1 lol
   I cant see uprated clutches making a difference from the mid range ones for the price to be honest. but who knows
   Oh by the way.. your clutch doesnt need replacing as soon as possible.. it'll hold up a few thousand miles or so so if you cant afford to do it right away, dont worry about it
7. 3eb L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 35 silver vts mrk 1

   #7 23rd May 2011, 01:32

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by vaughan06 Well, i bought a cheapy one and I cant fault it at all.. but then again i do have a 1.1 lol I cant see uprated clutches making a difference from the mid range ones for the price to be honest. but who knows Oh by the way.. your clutch doesnt need replacing as soon as possible.. it'll hold up a few thousand miles or so so if you cant afford to do it right away, dont worry about it

   Lol. . the noise she is making is terrible though . . im having to drive with the windows down, and the stereo pumping just to drown it out. . hmm. . so few thousand miles eh?. . lovely stuff. . seen one on ebay at £50. . what dya reckon the labour charges on this would be. . drop the box and fit?
8. user_51601 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Bridgend/South Wales Posts: 136 '52 Desire 1.1i Sport Red 1.6Vti 120 DS3

   #8 23rd May 2011, 01:39

   ahah i can bet!
   well yeah.. dont go taking the piss though, sooner done, the better really
   50 sounds alright.. mine cost about that.. got mine from a motor factors though
   well.. labour charges.. i dont know.. its about a 3 hour job though !
9. 3eb L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 35 silver vts mrk 1

   #9 23rd May 2011, 01:43

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   Originally Posted by vaughan06 ahah i can bet! well yeah.. dont go taking the piss though, sooner done, the better really 50 sounds alright.. mine cost about that.. got mine from a motor factors though well.. labour charges.. i dont know.. its about a 3 hour job though !

   Ok buddy. .cheers for your help. . gonna have to watch the pennies this month. . and let the pounds look after themselves. . i feel guilty running her like that. . but it'll be sorted!
10. user_51601 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Bridgend/South Wales Posts: 136 '52 Desire 1.1i Sport Red 1.6Vti 120 DS3

    #10 23rd May 2011, 01:50

    no worries man.. good luck sorting it out