I apologise firstly if this is very long winded or if I'm repeating what others have asked but no amount of googling I'd answering my question as the answers are conflicting.
2001 Saxo 110,000m
Car recently started hissing when clutch pedal was pushed down. This would go away and come back every few days. It went for a week.
I went on a long journey (had a blow out and destroyed lights, bumper, wires in the mean time I'm hoping this isn't related)
The day I returned from 200 mile round trip journey I was sat at lights with clutch down and car had horrible grinding / whirring noise. I stuck in neutral and the noise was still there but less apparent. And came back worse everytime clutch was down...I quickly popped in to local garage and he advised after listening that my thrust bearing was gone and would be 200 to fix. He said it is noisy but driveable will last a few weeks so I could save and have it replaced.
I found a cheaper mechanic and I bought the 3 piece clutch kit with bearing ready to be fitted on Tuesday. I tried avoiding driving but had to make a 20 minute journey. (Within 24 hours of this sound starting) anyway did my noisy journey and luckily pulled up to the kerb outside my house and something went and my pedal is at the floor.
So another friend looked at it who said there is only 2 reasons why your pedal would be on the floor. Either your hydraulic fluid has gone or your cable has snapped. He said cable had no resistance and he could keep pulling and pulling He seems to reckon that a thrust bearing the noise would disappear when clutch pressed not get worse.
So I'm getting a lot of conflicting information. I don't know whether its bearing, cable, both? Or something else?
Is it worth getting it changed as well if it is just the cable? And would the cable produce the horrible noise?
Thanks very much for reading. Sorry if I've waffled on (female)
2001 Saxo 110,000m
Car recently started hissing when clutch pedal was pushed down. This would go away and come back every few days. It went for a week.
I went on a long journey (had a blow out and destroyed lights, bumper, wires in the mean time I'm hoping this isn't related)
The day I returned from 200 mile round trip journey I was sat at lights with clutch down and car had horrible grinding / whirring noise. I stuck in neutral and the noise was still there but less apparent. And came back worse everytime clutch was down...I quickly popped in to local garage and he advised after listening that my thrust bearing was gone and would be 200 to fix. He said it is noisy but driveable will last a few weeks so I could save and have it replaced.
I found a cheaper mechanic and I bought the 3 piece clutch kit with bearing ready to be fitted on Tuesday. I tried avoiding driving but had to make a 20 minute journey. (Within 24 hours of this sound starting) anyway did my noisy journey and luckily pulled up to the kerb outside my house and something went and my pedal is at the floor.
So another friend looked at it who said there is only 2 reasons why your pedal would be on the floor. Either your hydraulic fluid has gone or your cable has snapped. He said cable had no resistance and he could keep pulling and pulling He seems to reckon that a thrust bearing the noise would disappear when clutch pressed not get worse.
So I'm getting a lot of conflicting information. I don't know whether its bearing, cable, both? Or something else?
Is it worth getting it changed as well if it is just the cable? And would the cable produce the horrible noise?
Thanks very much for reading. Sorry if I've waffled on (female)
