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[MiNi FiZ]

Model: Mini 1000
Year: 1977
Description of problem (please be as in depth as possible): Right, well every time i put my foot down on the clutch i can hear a grinding noise? what does this mean? new clutch?

cheers

[Sam Walters]

do your revs drop?

[MiNi FiZ]

nah, the revs stay the same

[liirge]

i suppose your trying to change gear at the same time..so is it the gears crunching.
Try putting the car in neutral, and putting clutch down..is the noise still there.

[MiNi FiZ]

it doesn't only happen when going into gear, i have put it in neutral and pressed the clutch, still the noise occurs

[il-barba]

clutch release bearing?

[MiNi FiZ]

clutch release bearing?

a big job to do?

[HARBER07]

Can be, you basically have to strip it as if you were changing the clutch, but you dont need to remove the flywheel. Its the bearing on the clutch cover.

[liirge]

Yer could be the bearing.

[MiNi FiZ]

sounds ok do to, i want to get it done asap, i dont fancy working on the car in winter! today was bad enough, are the any more suggestions?

does anyone know the part i will need? do i need to know what sort of clutch ive got? if so how do i tell

[HARBER07]

Is your clutch arm long or short?

EDIT: 1977 would be pre-verto type. but just confirm the length of the arm.

Edited by HARBER07, 03 September 2008 - 06:40 PM.

[monkey]

Does it still drive fine and change gear fine? If so, are you sure its not the actual pedal or mechanism making the noise? Just a susggestion

[MiNi FiZ]

yeah still drives fine gear change is all ok, how its always been its a rotational grind, HARBER07 how do i check the arm length?

Edited by MiNi FiZ, 03 September 2008 - 06:46 PM.