philak Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Still on my search for a Defender 90. Sat in one recently with the engine running , gearbox in neutral and there was quite a noise when depressing the clutch pedal. I asked the dealer if it would be the clutch release bearing but he said it would be the spigot bearing. He also said they all make this noise and that it would go away after driving 50 yards down the road.Given that the truck in question only had 31,000 miles on it none of this seemed right to me. Surely it's the clutch release bearing that would be making this noise and wouldn't it be unusual for it to be worn after 31000 miles? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crwoody Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I've had this with my td5 90 more or less since I got it from 3 yrs old with about 30'000 miles on it, I still don't know if it's the release or spigit bearing but it only does it from cold for a few seconds and has never got any worse (about 55'000 now) so I will continue to ignore it until something breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Still on my search for a Defender 90. I know of a 2.5 petrol 90SW that might be for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philak Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Thanks for the tip western but i'm definitely looking for a diesel. Thanks for the reply Woody, reassuring to know it's probably not a death rattle if i come across it again. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender56 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Still on my search for a Defender 90. Sat in one recently with the engine running , gearbox in neutral and there was quite a noise when depressing the clutch pedal. I asked the dealer if it would be the clutch release bearing but he said it would be the spigot bearing. He also said they all make this noise and that it would go away after driving 50 yards down the road.Given that the truck in question only had 31,000 miles on it none of this seemed right to me.Surely it's the clutch release bearing that would be making this noise and wouldn't it be unusual for it to be worn after 31000 miles? Cheers. My TD5 110 does the same. When I bought it the dealer also said that 'They all do it'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 The noise is common to the TD5 models , I recently changed the DMF , the noise went away , For a while (5k) , it comes and goes but only when the engine is cold , Its also had a brand new gearbox that was fitted the same time as the DMF , so I cant say if it was one or the other , The spigot bearing was fine and got a shot of silicone grease . so I wouldnt tink it was that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prith Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 The noise is common to the TD5 models , I recently changed the DMF , the noise went away , For a while (5k) , it comes and goes but only when the engine is cold , Its also had a brand new gearbox that was fitted the same time as the DMF , so I cant say if it was one or the other , The spigot bearing was fine and got a shot of silicone grease . so I wouldnt tink it was that . I have a 2.5 N/A 110 and whenever I press the clutch there is some squeaky spring noise. Very loud, is there any way to get rid of this spring noise.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philak Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 What the heck is NA and NAS? I'd assumed it was North American spec but it seems like almost every other defender is NA or NAS in the UK so can it be that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 What the heck is NA and NAS? I'd assumed it was North American spec but it seems like almost every other defender is NA or NAS in the UK so can it be that? NAS is indeed North American Spec. N/A means 'normally aspired', referring to the diesel engines without a turbo, as opposed to the later turbodiesel/Tdi/TD5/Tdci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 The noise is common to the TD5 models , I recently changed the DMF , the noise went away , For a while (5k) , it comes and goes but only when the engine is cold , Its also had a brand new gearbox that was fitted the same time as the DMF , so I cant say if it was one or the other , The spigot bearing was fine and got a shot of silicone grease . so I wouldnt tink it was that . DMF .. What is that? differential.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 DMF .. What is that? differential.... DMF is Dual Mass Flywheel. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 thanks Pete... Some of us are non-shortforms-likers but must live with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 My Td5 Disco has done this since I bought it at 108,000 miles. It does for the first 2 to 5 minutes of driving and then goes away. It's now at 135,000 and no improvement / worsening of the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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