crap! how long can i ride on a bad clutch bearing?

[ben71]

its not extremely loud now but it does sound a little crunchy. is this like a wheel bearing where you can ride on it for a while or have these been known to explode? sucks cause the clutch feels great. thanks for any input.

[Kruzen]

I've been doing it for the last two years. Even got a new clutch and kept the bearing..

*cough cough*

I won't name any names though. :)

[10Toes]

Is it the Pilot bearing or throw out bearing?

[Raxe]

What does it sound/feel like? I've never felt one, but I think my clutch pedal has been feeling a little "gritty" lately. Same problem?

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

my pops e30 has had a bad bearing for years. its just an annoying sound in my opinion. but then again he drastically needs a new clutch

[ben71]

its the release bearing. sounds like quick on/off crunchy noise. chunka chunka chunk......chunk chunka chunk....etc. goes away when i push in the clutch. you can feel it in the floor but very little. good to know its not that big a deal. ill replace it soon but i need the car to last 2 more months at least.

[Conki]

Since I bought my car it made a very quiet grinding noise when I depressed the clutch pedal. After about a year the noise started to strengthen. For about two weeks it was getting louder, and then it started making unbearable squeaking noises. That's when I replaced the throwout bearing. I even took my clutch to a local shop that does rebuilding, but they said that it was almost like new. So I put it back happily and I am really, really satisfied with the bearing replacement, now you can't even tell if the clutch is depressed or not just from listening to the noises! Awesome!

[RickSloan]

the sound you are hearing i believe is just the getrag reminding you that its there.

does it go away when you push the clutch to the floor?

[ben71]

its about 3/4 to the floor depressed that it goes away

[Adrian_Visser]

If it goes away when you press the clutch pedal it isn't the throwout bearing. The symptoms of a bad TO bearing are grinding/noise when you press the pedal.

You are describing ''getrag growl'' it is play in the input layshaft bearings it doesn't mean your transmission is going to blow up either. A fluid change with Redline MTL may help alot.

[AndrewBird]

^^^What he said. If the noise goes away when you press in the clutch, it's not the throw out bearing.

[ethree]

For the record you do not want to drive around for a while with bad wheel bearings.

[84E30]

My car does the same thing n i've been driving on it for 2 years now..
Push the clutch pedal down noise is gone..
Goin to be changing that soon too !!!

[HarryPotter]

So what the hell do you replace when the car makes the noise when the clutch ISN'T depressed? When I push it in there is no noise, but when I let it out it gets a little rattly.

[84E30]

So what the hell do you replace when the car makes the noise when the clutch ISN'T depressed? When I push it in there is no noise, but when I let it out it gets a little rattly.

u got change the pilot bearing and throw out bearing