Nasty clutch noises

btc-er Commited Dubber

72 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 17 Mar 2010, 8:12 am

#768122

Last night my 61 Beetle started to make some disturbing noises every time I put my foot on the clutch. Its a nasty metallic grinding sort of noise. She still shifts fine and there's no change in clutch feel. The noise is only apparent when the clutch is in.

Can anyone suggest a likely cause? Bearing perhaps?

FWIW, I was told a month or so back that the front gear box mount had a split in it...

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Mar 2010, 4:08 pm

#768184

btc-er wrote:Last night my 61 Beetle started to make some disturbing noises every time I put my foot on the clutch. Its a nasty metallic grinding sort of noise. She still shifts fine and there's no change in clutch feel. The noise is only apparent when the clutch is in.

Can anyone suggest a likely cause? Bearing perhaps?

FWIW, I was told a month or so back that the front gear box mount had a split in it...

Hi

the original clutch bearing in early beetles, was a carbon type which do wear out... then metal to metal...

split front gearbox mount doesn't usually affect anything...

LEE

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Mar 2010, 4:09 pm

#768185

otherwise its a thrust bearing gone dry and wearing out...

LEE

engine needs to come out... to fix either problem...

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

jsheppard64 Officially Full-On Dubber

323 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 17 Mar 2010, 11:37 pm

#768297

replace those rubber mounts while the engine is out aswell

btc-er Commited Dubber

72 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 19 Mar 2010, 10:29 am

#768570

Thanks for the response. I took her for a short drive yesterday and there were no dodgy noises. Hmmm.... perhaps it needs to be fully up to operating temp? I guess I'll see what happens over the next few days, but I am mentally preparing myself to spend some quality time in my garage.