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Clicky Clutch

Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:44 pm
by Kell
After my big drive yesterday, I took the car out of 4x4 and now everytime I push the clutch in it clicks :? Does anyone know what it could be? I have got in under the steering wheel and had a bit of a squiz but nothing :?

Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:54 pm
by Area54
Can you pinpoint where the click is coming from? - under the car or in the footwell. The return spring for the clutch lever in the footwell might be the cause. Do you have a cable or hydraulic clutch? Hydraulic clutch will have a small resevoir as well as the brake fluid resevoir in the engine bay.

Always look for the simple things first.

Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:34 pm
by HeathGQ
Feroza's are cable clutch.

Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:59 pm
by crowey
Sounds like what us backyard mechanics call 'clicky clutch'!!!
Its where the clutch goes click.....click!!

Sorry i shouldnt really be on here posting useless crap whilst intoxicated!!
Sorry Kell can't help ya!

Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:21 am
by HeathGQ
good one crowey.

I would say, without looking at it, it could be the connection of the cable to the clutch fork mechanism being affected by water / mud (thats good). The other possibility is you got water and muck into the clutch plate and its making the bearing 'dirty'. (thats bad).

Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:51 pm
by Croz
I had exactly the same thing for ages, after a drive where i was in a fair bit of water for a while and I think it washed out all the lubricant in the clutch.

I lubed every bit i could access both inside the cabin and out, but in the end I am pretty sure the the noise was from the swingarm that is on the side of the gearbox bellhousing and I couldnt get into it...

I put up with it for about six months and then it went away. Maybe something finally broke off... :D

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:15 am
by Kell
Well I WD40 it and it has gone away now....thank goodness

Now I just have to work out how to reposition my back bumper from the weekend and I'll be set :oops: :D

Thanks for the help guys

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:51 am
by Dangerous Dave
The best way to reposition your rear bumper is to rip it off and make a new one because its only going to be a matter of time before you twist it and snap all the mounts as i did.

my 2c

DAVE :roll: