Laughing Clutch

[Sammie]

Hey all,

Me again!!

 

Clutch issues this time.

 

Ive noticed last week or so that when I press Clutch when going UP the gears it sounds like the clutch is laughing at me-a kind of hyena laugh!!

 

Makes me chuckle every time but not sure its a laughing matter

 

Clutch and dual mass Flywheel were changed 85k (currently 95k)

 

Could it be thrust bearing?

 

Sammie

[chrispb123456]

Hey all,

Me again!!

 

Clutch issues this time.

 

Ive noticed last week or so that when I press Clutch when going UP the gears it sounds like the clutch is laughing at me-a kind of hyena laugh!!

 

Makes me chuckle every time but not sure its a laughing matter

 

Clutch and dual mass Flywheel were changed 85k (currently 95k)

 

Could it be thrust bearing?

 

Sammie

:) ;) ;) :46: Sorry couldn't resist that

[Sammie]

Hey all,

Me again!!

 

Clutch issues this time.

 

Ive noticed last week or so that when I press Clutch when going UP the gears it sounds like the clutch is laughing at me-a kind of hyena laugh!!

 

Makes me chuckle every time but not sure its a laughing matter

 

Clutch and dual mass Flywheel were changed 85k (currently 95k)

 

Could it be thrust bearing?

 

Sammie

:) ;) ;) :46: Sorry couldn't resist that

 

Thanks Chris...just what i needed.....someone else laughing at me pmpl ;-)

[ncb]

AMAZING.

 

My car makes the same noise going up through the gears. My wife keeps asking me what the noise is and instead of giving her the technical answer, I too have always replied saying the car is laughing at us.

 

Before forking out for gearbox clutches and flywheels, its seems like its coming from the clutch inside the alternator pulley. There is a thread here somwhere on how to check it. I'm 95% sure it is as the noise comes from the driver side somewhere and flywheel/clutch is on passenger side. Besides I have a brand new flywheel and clutch 2000 miles ago.

[Taygarth]

Hi

 

Sounds a bit like a noise that I have started to notice - difficult to describe a noise

 

mine also makes the noise if I hold it in any gear and slowly increase the RPM - the noise then starts - it seems to be when a bit more pronounced when I take my foot of the gas. But is always there as I am changing gear.

 

It has me baffeled - i have not heard a noise like it before and cannot tell specifically where it is coming from.

 

Does the above sound like you noise?

 

MK 2 130 TDi 2005 around 68000m same clutch flywheel etc

[gregers]

sammie,have you just bought the car??

if so did you buy from a dealer???

[Sammie]

sammie,have you just bought the car??

if so did you buy from a dealer???

 

Hi Gregers

Yes had the car about 3 weeks now...but no was privately bought.

Refuse to get ripped off my dealers after my Alhambra lol

 

 

Taygarth

Yes noise sounds about right lol, its a strange thing

 

NCB

My Gal has had clutch and flywheel fairly recently too so cannot be that...i hope lol

 

 

Sammie

[SolarB]

Sounds a bit like a chirp from tyres spinning or a bird. I've got the same thing and I'm sure it comes from the drivers side of the engine bay. Yet to locate the source but seems worse when cold.

[chrispb123456]

Sounds a bit like a chirp from tyres spinning or a bird. I've got the same thing and I'm sure it comes from the drivers side of the engine bay. Yet to locate the source but seems worse when cold.

not the clutch on alternator squeaking?

[gregers]

Sounds a bit like a chirp from tyres spinning or a bird. I've got the same thing and I'm sure it comes from the drivers side of the engine bay. Yet to locate the source but seems worse when cold.

not the clutch on alternator squeaking?

 

mmmm,might be???

when mine went it sounded like a cat was being throttled.

[swifty]

Sounds to me like chattering of the waste gate on the turbo. Mine does it and the rs turbo I had years ago did the same thing.

 

Swifty

[ncb]

Im tellin ya its the alternator pulley. Easy to check. Take the auxillary belt off by loosening the tensioner and then start the car and rev. No noise. Infact spin the pulley by hand in both directions (with engine off) and you should hear some sort of strange noise indicating failed or noisy pulley. Best done when the engine is cold.

 

Luckily the pulleys are changible separately and you dont need to fork out for a whole new alternator.

Edited April 25, 2010 by ncb