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[Pasco]

Hello All
New today and hoping some of you guys can help me with a strange noise i have on my car...
Its a 99 2.5 td BMW and the thing is when i dip the clutch i get a rattling noise and when i release the clutch it stops.... Any ideas folks !!

Many Thanks Pasco

[TheBoy]

Release bearing?  Whatever, probably needs dismantling to investigate

[Pasco]

Cheers Mate i would expect it to be the other way round if it was the release bearings though :scratchchin;
There is no noise until i dip the clutch most strange imho

[Kevin Wood]

The release bearing only has load on it when you press the pedal so likely it would be quiet when the clutch pedal pressure is released.

Could also be a spigot bearing, if it has one. Either way, it's gearbox out to investigate.

Kevin

[Pasco]

Thanks for the reply Kev if i thought it was a 80 to 20 chance it was the release bearing i would change the clutch and all since i have not had to do this in the five years and 60k i have put on the car.
Would you know what would happen if the bearing failed completely could it cause any further damage? I'm just thinking do i just live with it a while longer or grab the bull by the horns :scratchchin: