selectcase Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Having finally replaced the clutch I now have a rattle at tickover its only when in neutral at tickover - if i depress the clutch fully it stops, it makes no noise when in gear and changes up and down perfectly and smoothly. so no noises when actually driving unless stopped in neutral its just like a rattly bearing/clatter but if i turn the tickover up to 1k then it calmes right down as well to a quiet rumble but cuts out completly when in gear/driving- initially i thought it might be the release bearing but that would be when i depressed the clutch not when its in neutral? anyone any ideas? cheers will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintman Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 And the vehicle is a ????? Might this be the case? http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/faq.html#a9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selectcase Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 And the vehicle is a ?????Might this be the case? http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/faq.html#a9 Sorry its been one of those days - its a 98 disco 300tdi and the link you supplied sounds exactly like the problem I have - thanks for that I can sleep easy now. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_wingnut Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 phew I thought the rattling was bad (mine does it too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se7enUp Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Sorry to drag an old thread back into life but can anyone enlighten me as to the cause of this noise? (The link above to Ashcroft's website doesn't seem to work anymore) My 300tdi 110 was recently started up while in a warehouse and sounded pretty rattly. I think it may have always been a little noisy, it's just in the warehouse the noise was more noticable. Pressing the clutch pedal makes the rattleing noise stop. As the O/P stated in his post, my 110 drives perfectly, gear changes are smooth and I'm prettty sure the clutch was changed just before I bought it (5k miles ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I remember the Ashcroft site stated that the noise was due to the layshaft, which is spinning when the cluth is engaged and the 'box is in neutral. The layshaft amplifies the diesels vibrations at tickover, as there is no load on it. I would imagine that the type/number/age of springs in the clutch would affect how noticable the noise was, hence the OP stating the noise increased after changing the clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se7enUp Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 That's great - thanks for the reply. I think the noise on my 110 has probably allways been there - it's just hearing it in the confines of a warehouse, it seemed very loud. A comment from a friend that "it sounds like your clutch release bearing is on it's way out" didn't fill me with confidence either. The sound does go when either the revs are picked up or the cluth pedal is pressed. Driving around normaly, it's all good..so the layshaft rattle does sound pretty likely. Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRob Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's relatively common on TDi motors. No great worries usually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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