Wednesday, September 14, 2011

How do i know my clutch has been correctly replaced by my mechanic?

recently i had my clutch replace i.e. pressure plate, centre plate and the slave cylinder.



i took it to the mechanic and he fixed it as there was a noise coming from the engine when the clutch isnt depressed.



when i put my foot on the clutch and pushed it all the way done, the noise went away.



this is why i decided to get the clutch changed as ive looked online and all the answers to my questions about the noise were to get the clutch replaced.



The clutch was high when i put it in the garage.



after i went to the garage, when i drove out the clutch was Little further down which i thought was normal.



after one day the clutch (bitting point) went to the same height as normal and now the noise is back.



the noise isnt loud but i can hear the difference when i push the clutch down and leave the clutch up.



did the mechanic do the job right? as i think he messed it up somehow.



any advice would be great thank you.How do i know my clutch has been correctly replaced by my mechanic?
Did he replace the %26quot;throw-out%26quot; bearing? I would have thought that's what you paid him to replace and since he had to take the transmission out, he replaced the clutch main components as well. Have another mechanic you trust give his opinion of the noise.How do i know my clutch has been correctly replaced by my mechanic?
What kind of car is it and what year? The sound going away when you push the clutch in tells me that it was not the clutch that is making the noise. I've got a 72 Volkswagen Beetle and I have the exact same problem you have and I know for a fact that it is a bearing in the transmission making the noise. I know this because I was a VW mechanic for 13 years and have seen this problem before. But who knows. It could be something else.How do i know my clutch has been correctly replaced by my mechanic?
Three areas regularly skipped during clutch replacement are the pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft, clutch fork and throwout bearing. If the flywheel was scored it should have been re-surfaced.



Read your bill and see if these parts were replaced.How do i know my clutch has been correctly replaced by my mechanic?
One source of a noise that goes away when the clutch is released is a bad input shaft bearing in the transmission.



When you push the clutch pedal, the shaft stops rotating and the noise goes away.



Did you have a mechanic diagnose the problem, or just tell him to replace the clutch?