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The most common cause of a noise like this is likely to be a worn throw-out bearing, also known as a release bearing. Like most bearings, this component is designed to allow interaction between a ...

Mitsubishi’s manual gearboxes from around this time (and earlier) were some of the noisiest around. But usually it wasn’t anything to be concerned about. Bearing rumble and some clutch bearing noise ...

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When my clutch is released sitting in neutral there is a buzzing noise from the gearbox area, and can be heard within the car. And in first and second gear, the noise is also audible but not as loud.

It's difficult to clarify the noise, but we would suggest that it is the release bearing. If the clutch is performing well, you may want to just live with the slight noise. As for the damage to the ...

Manual transmission cars, which are becoming increasingly scarce, have a clutch pedal with the brake and accelerator pedals. The clutch pedal is an assembly of a clutch plate, pressure plate, flywheel ...

When a machine is subjected to a noise-reduction program, bearings are normally involved. Even when bearings are not generating noise, they may be concerned with noise transfer. Generally, ...