hmm i see,well im going the new clutch route,see what happens,after doing all the tests to rule out diffs,im being drawn to the clutch,if my memory serves me right,i had an astra mk1 in my youth and it was the same noise as this,and that turned out to be the release bearing,if it aint the...

ok got ya,thanks again mate...i"ll get there eventually.

ive just ordered a hd clutch fork from mailorder 4x4,along with a borg and beck clutch kit. DAZ

so doing that,the noise should stop,is that right james?

the noise is now more evident,and when i acclerate up to around 65-70mph to overtake,im getting a squealing noise,sounds like when you run your finger nails down a blackboard,then as i back off the pedal it goes away!!release bearing?am i on the right track...

well ive just recieved my light guards from Stu,liked the look and simplicity of his on his first attempt,asked him to knock me a set up on sunday and they arrived today,actually very good work and very strong,well im pleased with them anyway,ill post a pic when i get them on, well done...

thanks mate,yeah i think it sets it off nicely in black... DAZ

few pics of mine while out shooting today,hope you like it... hope they arent too big,oops... DAZ

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got it,somerset...

location......

pity youre too far mate,ive got a set of freestyles with saharas on,new last year,never mind... DAZ

thats it!!!!! im getting myself a welder...nice work mate... knock me a set up and ill buy them off you lol... DAZ

lol,yeah i did mate,and its still off...ran out of time to put it back on..

scrap that last statement,just driven it again and yes its still there,good thing is ive had a better quote to do a clutch..........

right,ive done the test with drive members off and seemed no different,on taking the members off,the near side one was bone dry,no grease at all,whereas the off side one was well packed,so ive greased it up,and driving back home(did job at work,10 miles away) i was struggling to hear the...

well like i said mate,im gonna take drive members off and prop tomorrow,and see what happens,keep you informed of progress or not,ha ha

havent heard that one before :rolleyes:

will do mate... so if it is the thrust bearing theres no fear itll go in the immediate future,just been quoted £400 to fit a clutch,complete...

well im going to try the drive members off first at the weekend,see what comes of that then itll be clutch job,thing is the clutch hasnt got any slip or drag,if that makes a difference,it used to shudder a little when pulling away,but since changing donut last weekend it doesnt happen any...