Hi i have a series 2,which for the the last couple of months the clutch has been playing up i.e sometimes hard to select gear,very noisy when trying to select reverse and a bit jumpy when coming down the gears.
Well anyway today i took it for a spin got on local bypass and hit about 65-70mph when i felt it back off slightly then heard a slight rattling noise,i then pulled over and got it out and the rattling became extremely loud,popped the bonnet and it seemed to becoming from low down i.e gearbox/clutch area.Got towed home,did a bit of investigating and find when the clutch is engaged the noise vanishes and sounds fine,i am able to select all gears fine with no noise and the engine runs and revs fine with clutch engaged.BUT then put it neutral with clutch engaged get loud knocking,then release the clutch and still extremely loud knocking.
Any ideas what could be im thinking/hoping its something to do with clutch?
All help appreciated.