Julian Hi guys, First night on this forum so I'm going gangbusters with all my built up questions. My 1996 850R wagon has a sort of rubbing/squealing sound when I release the clutch when the car is in gear to start moving sometimes. This happens much more when cold, and mainly when taking off from a standstill (although a small chirp/squeal is sometimes noticeable when I shift from first into second and release the clutch when cold). This sound only happens when I release the clutch with it in gear, there is no excess clutch thrust bearing sound that I can hear when I just depress/release the clutch in neutral, and the clutch never slips under load. Could this still be a worn thrust/throwout bearing? I thought this would have happened whether the car was in gear or not, but I'm not very well versed with clutches etc. having never had to take one apart on a car.
deleted_user_160 Sounds like a dead/failing clutch release bearing (throwout bearing) I can only imagine that something is. Not right in that zone. More investigation might be required. '
Ghettobird First up youd want to make sure what style clutch/TO bearing the car actually has If you have a rubber hoses running directly into the gearbox from the front, itll be the dual mass and concentric slave setup If it has a slave cylinder on the front that pushes the release fork that pokes into the gearbox, itll be the single mass If its still the single mass, then there are a few wear points that can cause squeaky noises. The release fork sits on a pivot inside the gearbox, the parts diagram for the R-setup show that it has a plastic bush on thr end that can wear. The area on the throwout bearing that the fork actuates over can also wear and squeak/give increased pedal effort
Julian So I'm pretty sure the attached pic shows the arm that is actuated by the slave cylinder. Does this show what type of clutch setup the car has? I couldn't see rubber hoses, but I also didn't look too closely the night I took this pic.
