New clutch now intermittant tapping noise - Help!

Well, my clutch bearing died before christmas so decided that I would get a garage to replace it and put in a new clutch while they were at it. Stay frosty and get someone else to do it?

The problem is that the next day i noticed that there was a tapping / knocking sound coming from the gearbox tunnel area when the clutch is out. I am not sure if it goes away under load but it never gets louder when driven etc. When you put clutch down, the sound goes.

I am going to drop into the garage that did the work on saturday but can anyone give any suggestions as to what it might be?

I spoke to garage already and they said perhaps a gearbox oil change as it may be a bit tired. The noise was not there before I am sure!

Thanks all! :blabla:

Sounds a bit like the release bearing - if the noise goes when you put your foot on the clutch and comes back when you take it off that could be it. If it's new, it coujld be it wasn't fitted properly.

Is it a Td5? They have dual mass flywheel which can make (so I believe) odd noises.
Cheers!

i would say its your new clutch ,it was a big problem years ago ,then they modified clutch plate some cheap and some heavy duty bring this problem back

jamesmartin said:

i would say its your new clutch ,it was a big problem years ago ,then they modified clutch plate some cheap and some heavy duty bring this problem back

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Thanks! It's a Mk1 200tdi by the way.
Sounds like I'm right in taking it back. Oddly. Twice when I've gone more than the usual few miles to work (lazy git) the problem went away. Only to return the same day.

Bloomin' odd!

Graham Carter said:

Sounds a bit like the release bearing - if the noise goes when you put your foot on the clutch and comes back when you take it off that could be it. If it's new, it coujld be it wasn't fitted properly.

Is it a Td5? They have dual mass flywheel which can make (so I believe) odd noises.
Cheers!

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doh :doh: quoted wrong post but thanks to both!

If anyone is still reading this. The latest theory is that it is slight play in the shaft coming from gearbox to clutch. Luckily, it seems to go away after a 10mile drive or so. Strange! :alien:

it is often worse when engines cold ,it is very rarely play in gearbox that causes it and wouldnt have thought so if appeared after clutch replacement it will either go away after time or need new clutch plate preferable decent one

jamesmartin said:

it is often worse when engines cold ,it is very rarely play in gearbox that causes it and wouldnt have thought so if appeared after clutch replacement it will either go away after time or need new clutch plate preferable decent one

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Thanks. If it's a crappy clutch plate, whats the worst that can happen? Will it break up?

Thanks for replies!:blabla:

On my Disco 300TDi I get a rattling/chattering noise when in neutral and goes when the clutch is pressed in. Thought it was the release bearing but (I'm fairly sure) it's the springs on the friction plate which is no prob

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/chattering-noice-when-idling-174660.html

may not help, but on the off chance..

Ares said:

On my Disco 300TDi I get a rattling/chattering noise when in neutral and goes when the clutch is pressed in. Thought it was the release bearing but (I'm fairly sure) it's the springs on the friction plate which is no prob

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/chattering-noice-when-idling-174660.html

may not help, but on the off chance..

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Nice thanks.
Had a good read of your posts and I'm hoping friction plate springs!