new clucth noise - help needed!

[michaelb]

Hi All

I just had a new stock cluch fitted fro my 96 RB Bathurst.  It was begining to slip a touch when second turbo did cut in.
The clutch was fitted by RX7 experts.
While the new clutch works great ( testerd it on the motorway going back to London ) in second and 4th gear it makes hissing / grinding / plate spinning noise.  Dead quiet in 1st and 3rd gear.  It is not loud but irritating especially since it wasn\'t there before.  I called the garage and they assured me normal and in time, being a new clutch will settle.  Can anyone help and identify this strange noise?

Regards
MichaelB

[g11ary]

some times clutches do need some beeding in. The only other thing to make a noise is a release bearing which if a complete clutch was supplied, I would have thought would have been changed, but ask if it was a complete clutch. Bearings also tend to make the noise when stationary, about the only other thing I could think of. Perhaps just give it a week to bed in.

[michaelb]

Originally posted by g11ary
some times clutches do need some beeding in. The only other thing to make a noise is a release bearing which if a complete clutch was supplied, I would have thought would have been changed, but ask if it was a complete clutch. Bearings also tend to make the noise when stationary, about the only other thing I could think of. Perhaps just give it a week to bed in.

Hi g11ary

Thanks for the replay.  I paid £350 exl VAT for the clutch and fitting.  When stationary there is no noise.  What makes it so strange is that in 1st and 3rd gear in, the clutch isn\'t making any noise ??!!!!
I( must admit that the response in higher gears is now superb but the noise gets to me  Even if the clutch was not complete, the old bearings weren’t noisy.  I hope you are right as I do not fancy another 2.5 hrs drive to the garage...
Regards,
Michaelb

[clive]

Originally posted by michaelb
Hi g11ary

Thanks for the replay.  I paid £350 exl VAT for the clutch and fitting.  When stationary there is no noise.  What makes it so strange is that in 1st and 3rd gear in, the clutch isn\'t making any noise ??!!!!
I( must admit that the response in higher gears is now superb but the noise gets to me  Even if the clutch was not complete, the old bearings weren’t noisy.  I hope you are right as I do not fancy another 2.5 hrs drive to the garage...
Regards,
Michaelb

Hi Michael,

I think you now need to ask if they dropped the oil out of the gear box like l allways have and that they definatly refilled it !!


Sounds like for that money all you will have got was a center plate put in the car rather than a complet kit, which is no problem provideing you were made awear of it, l personaly thing to be fair to whoever fitted the clutch that you will need to take the car back and get it checked before anything develops further .

[michaelb]

Originally posted by clive
Hi Michael,

I think you now need to ask if they dropped the oil out of the gear box like l allways have and that they definatly refilled it !!


Sounds like for that money all you will have got was a center plate put in the car rather than a complet kit, which is no problem provideing you were made awear of it, l personaly thing to be fair to whoever fitted the clutch that you will need to take the car back and get it checked before anything develops further .

Thanks clive

It is a shame...it took me 2.5 hrs to get there first think in the morning and 3.5 hrs to get back to London.   I will call them tomorow...More expence - petrol.
Regards,
Michaelb

[scooby_si]

so dare we ask who the expert was?
Si

[michaelb]

Originally posted by scooby_si
so dare we ask who the expert was?
Si

Hi

reworx.  I must say that the car drives superb now so I don\'t know what to think.....Should I drive there and have it checked out or will this settle...Incedently it was a clutch kit which used to replace my clutch.

The guys at Reworx seemed very knowledgable and answered all my questions re my car and future possible modifications...

Regards,
Michaelb

[Carl]

It could be the pilot bearing,release bearing or even your gearbox either with oil level low or now a new problem.
I don\'t think that ReWorx would do this job wrong,they are pretty good usually with this sort of thing.
The price is pretty low for a full clutch kit,I normally charge a fair bit more than that for a full kit.Are you sure you had a new pressure plate too?
regards
Carl;)

[g11ary]

They have done lots of Clutch\'s Im sure and most ok, although Geff stuffed mine up. Before going back there check for oil, as it wont make it back there with no oil and then they will riggle as they did with my turbo, that after several hundred pounds to overhaul, turned out to be bad fitting, if oil level ok then get it back.

[michaelb]

Originally posted by Carl
It could be the pilot bearing,release bearing or even your gearbox either with oil level low or now a new problem.
I don\'t think that ReWorx would do this job wrong,they are pretty good usually with this sort of thing.
The price is pretty low for a full clutch kit,I normally charge a fair bit more than that for a full kit.Are you sure you had a new pressure plate too?
regards
Carl;)

not sure what I had done.  One think is for sure - the noise was not there with the old clutch.  

I think they may be too busy to check that out for me.  They seem to need around 2/3 weeks notice to book the job.  I will call them tomorow.  I am keen to sort that out.  What would you charge to check and posibly solve the issue ?
There was nothing up with my gear box before...Maybe it is the oil level but why would it efect only 2nd and 4th gear ?
Regards,
MIchaelb

[michaelb]

Originally posted by g11ary
They have done lots of Clutch\'s Im sure and most ok, although Geff stuffed mine up. Before going back there check for oil, as it wont make it back there with no oil and then they will riggle as they did with my turbo, that after several hundred pounds to overhaul, turned out to be bad fitting, if oil level ok then get it back.

Are you talking about engine oil or gear box oil ? If it is gear box oil I have no idea where to chech for that ?!?
Regards,
Michaelb

[g11ary]

gear box oil. Would have to jack it up to do it, or maybe get AA to check it out under pretence of noise and dont want to move it.

[rx7veilside]

geff wont be at work today u shd give him a call tomorrow..i can only say to call as he has allways bent over backwards for me and fitted me in at very short notice with any probs i have had.he wont fob u off if u have a genuine concern

[michaelb]

Hi all

I have just spoken to Chris from Reworks who reassured me that they will have a look at the problem.
I am going to REworks on Saturday morning to have it checked out.

Thank you for helping out with info

Indecently the pressure plate and bearing have been changed.

Regards,
Michaelb

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by Carl
The price is pretty low for a full clutch kit,I normally charge a fair bit more than that for a full kit.

The stock replacement kit re:worx fit are exedy and include disc cover and bearing. They are the same ones Pip fits.