Originally Posted by
kidsRS
release bearings normally whine on tickover when faulty
Release bearing is only under load when the clutch is depressed, and so also only whines when the clutch is depressed.
Originally Posted by
ricky_2006
im near enuf 100% its clutch because on idle when lift bonnet u can here slight rattling and when clutch is pressed the rattling stops
Then it is 100% the gearbox mate!!
Think about it..... What happens when you press the clutch.......... the engine is seperated/released from the gearbox and so the internals stop spinning, then when you lift off the clutch the gearbox internals start spinning again and you hear the noise!