Whirring noise when pressing clutch pedal - Page 2

hogweed · 3rd February 2017, 14:56

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Originally Posted by peelaaa

is it a clutch out job, ie. ie. a lot of labour?

Yes and yes

minimutly · 3rd February 2017, 21:00

Slave is on its way out, will fail suddenly if you don't get there first. Mine lasted 10,000 odd, it failed before I got to it.
Question is, do you replace the clutch at the same time?

hogweed · 3rd February 2017, 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by minimutly

Slave is on its way out, will fail suddenly if you don't get there first. Mine lasted 10,000 odd, it failed before I got to it.
Question is, do you replace the clutch at the same time?

Guess so... from memory, it costs a fortune in labour to get to the slave, and it's the same job getting to the clutch - cost of an actual clutch isn't a lot by comparison, IIRC, so may as well do it. Bit {naughty word} off if it only lasted something like 40,000 from last time though

peelaaa · 3rd February 2017, 23:00

Just looking back at old receipts. In 2013 the slave cylinder and clutch pressure plate were replaced at 135k miles. I was wrong with my original post.
So if it is the slave, its only lasted barely 66k with car now on 201k.
Didn't last long and cost a small fortune to do too, not sure if its worth doing again.

hogweed · 4th February 2017, 07:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by peelaaa

Just looking back at old receipts. In 2013 the slave cylinder and clutch pressure plate were replaced at 135k miles. I was wrong with my original post.
So if it is the slave, its only lasted barely 66k with car now on 201k.
Didn't last long and cost a small fortune to do too, not sure if its worth doing again.

I hear you. See my last post above.

However... every time I think about getting rid of the old tub, I ask myself where else would I get a motor of anything like comparable spec for less than £10-15k...

minimutly · 4th February 2017, 08:44

If you're not excessively heavy on the clutch it should do 100k plus, mine was replaced when the slave died at 80k and it was around half worn. So no, if the pressure plate fingers are fine leave it alone - how many more years are you planning to keep it? Not many if just a clutch is making you think about it?

mh007 · 4th February 2017, 09:43

I've just done the clutch on my ZT-T V6 for the very same reason.
In all fairness, it had been making a noise for a little while but as I knew what the problem was so I just didn't drive it too far as eventually, the longer I drove it, the softer the pedal got due to fluid leakage on the slave.
I finally got around to putting it right!

coab · 4th February 2017, 09:59

I had that noise on my ZT and it only lasted 5 miles. Then stranded at the foot of a narrow bridge with 30 cars behind me who couldnt get past!
If you can afford it get it done asap. I still have nightmares now about it!

peelaaa · 4th February 2017, 12:32

Getting it checked next week so I hope to get an estimate then, thanks for all the info

FrenchMike · 4th February 2017, 17:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by peelaaa

Getting it checked next week so I hope to get an estimate then, thanks for all the info

BTW,do you remember what make is your slave ?

3rd February 2017, 21:00	#12
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Slave is on its way out, will fail suddenly if you don't get there first. Mine lasted 10,000 odd, it failed before I got to it. Question is, do you replace the clutch at the same time?

3rd February 2017, 23:00	#14
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	Just looking back at old receipts. In 2013 the slave cylinder and clutch pressure plate were replaced at 135k miles. I was wrong with my original post. So if it is the slave, its only lasted barely 66k with car now on 201k. Didn't last long and cost a small fortune to do too, not sure if its worth doing again.

4th February 2017, 08:44	#16
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	If you're not excessively heavy on the clutch it should do 100k plus, mine was replaced when the slave died at 80k and it was around half worn. So no, if the pressure plate fingers are fine leave it alone - how many more years are you planning to keep it? Not many if just a clutch is making you think about it?

4th February 2017, 09:43	#17
mh007 This is my second home MG ZT260 SE, MG ZT190+, MG ZTT 160, R75 Conn SE 2.0, R75 Conn SE 2.5 X 3, R75 Club SE 1.8, P5B Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Keynsham, Bristol Posts: 4,211 Thanks: 65 Thanked 635 Times in 499 Posts	I've just done the clutch on my ZT-T V6 for the very same reason. In all fairness, it had been making a noise for a little while but as I knew what the problem was so I just didn't drive it too far as eventually, the longer I drove it, the softer the pedal got due to fluid leakage on the slave. I finally got around to putting it right!

4th February 2017, 09:59	#18
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	I had that noise on my ZT and it only lasted 5 miles. Then stranded at the foot of a narrow bridge with 30 cars behind me who couldnt get past! If you can afford it get it done asap. I still have nightmares now about it!

4th February 2017, 12:32	#19
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	Getting it checked next week so I hope to get an estimate then, thanks for all the info