Patrol'n
20th April 2016, 12:56 PM
Howdy all,
The other day I shifted from first to second (on bitumen in 2wd) and when the clutch was depressed it made a weird noise, best way to describe it would be a quiet rhythmic / regular low chatter / rattle, maybe like a tuk tuk tuk tuk noise....
It happened a few more times and not just between 1st and 2nd gears, then it went away for a few days (couple of hundred K's distance), including a day out at Julimar with some good mud and hill climbs, gave low and high range 4wd a workout without any problems.
The noise was not very loud, and not present / noticeable at all when the clutch was up and driving along. Last night though I noticed the same noise, 1st to 2nd gear while clutch was pushed in. Clutch up and drove along, noise didn't come back during that drive.
So I'm thinking clutch / bearing? (It doesn't do it at standstill with clutch depressed), which from previous clutch replacement experiences I know is neither fun nor cheap... Only thing is all my previous experiences with clutch bearings have been whirring kind of noises. I have also noticed on a couple of occasions a squeak from under the car when depressing / releasing the clutch.
Does anyone have any ideas what this could be, (and should I be cancelling our trip this long weekend to avoid an out of town breakdown)?
Sorry I know noise diagnosis is not easy, particularly via an internet post, (I did try googling but I couldn't really find this issue mentioned) maybe someone has had this problem before?
Thanks very much.
The other day I shifted from first to second (on bitumen in 2wd) and when the clutch was depressed it made a weird noise, best way to describe it would be a quiet rhythmic / regular low chatter / rattle, maybe like a tuk tuk tuk tuk noise....
It happened a few more times and not just between 1st and 2nd gears, then it went away for a few days (couple of hundred K's distance), including a day out at Julimar with some good mud and hill climbs, gave low and high range 4wd a workout without any problems.
The noise was not very loud, and not present / noticeable at all when the clutch was up and driving along. Last night though I noticed the same noise, 1st to 2nd gear while clutch was pushed in. Clutch up and drove along, noise didn't come back during that drive.
So I'm thinking clutch / bearing? (It doesn't do it at standstill with clutch depressed), which from previous clutch replacement experiences I know is neither fun nor cheap... Only thing is all my previous experiences with clutch bearings have been whirring kind of noises. I have also noticed on a couple of occasions a squeak from under the car when depressing / releasing the clutch.
Does anyone have any ideas what this could be, (and should I be cancelling our trip this long weekend to avoid an out of town breakdown)?
Sorry I know noise diagnosis is not easy, particularly via an internet post, (I did try googling but I couldn't really find this issue mentioned) maybe someone has had this problem before?
Thanks very much.