Clutch :(

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:23 pm

On ma way home from work i was racing my mates Type R. When we both approached the roundabout there was a horrible grating kinda noise but both cars seemed totally fine after.

Once i got home i turned off ma engine and push my clutch pedal in and there is a horrible grated/springy noise??? Is this somethin to worry about, cos ma car is runnin fine and so is the gear changes etc??

kc · Post by kc » Mon May 28, 2007 5:26 pm

does the noise go away once engage the clutch?

or is it there sat in neutral?

if so sounds like the clutch release bearing...

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:48 pm

A only hear it when am sittin parked engine on or off. Changes gear fine tho?

daa709 · Post by **daa709** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:58 pm

Take it to VW before it gets worse!

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:20 pm

Think a will ill see how it is tomorrow. Hope they dont take it out and realise its been remapped tho

Wouter · Post by **Wouter** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:23 pm

KennyPOLO_Gti wrote:Think a will ill see how it is tomorrow. Hope they dont take it out and realise its been remapped tho

Switch it back to the original software then

The new polo's are able to have 2 different programs in their ECU. I can switch mine back to original if I want to (with vagcom).

I hope the tuner has left the original one.. If not that would be kind of amateuristic..

PS. Why are you typing A for I and Ma for Me ?

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:38 pm

Jeff told me with APR they dont pick it up. And its just cos am slang and scottish lol

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:44 pm

Just went out to try ma clutch again and all sounds fine

Ray_chan · Post by **Ray_chan** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:57 pm

Even with a remap it shouldnt affect the gear box warranty, because the remap hasnt got anything to do with the gearbox etc, vw will do anything to blame a remap on anything that fails on the car.

Ray

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:14 pm

is it a proper mechanical noise or just a little one inside the car

as my red polo gti did this little internal noise, it was the clutch pedal mechanism just wanted greasing mate

hope its just that and it helps

my door is currently making the most annoying sqeek when it opens and closes too, iv greased it all up but its still doing it slightly

kc · Post by kc » Tue May 29, 2007 12:38 am

Jeff GTi wrote: my door is currently making the most annoying sqeek when it opens and closes too, iv greased it all up but its still doing it slightly

its not the passenger one is it?!

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:16 pm

no, drivers, seems to be sorted now

but my passenger one occasionally makes a clunk when driving

think it may need the catch adjusting

Wouter · Post by **Wouter** » Tue May 29, 2007 3:55 pm

Ray_chan wrote:Even with a remap it shouldnt affect the gear box warranty, because the remap hasnt got anything to do with the gearbox etc, vw will do anything to blame a remap on anything that fails on the car.

Ray

A remap has got a lot to do with the gearbox.

More torque = gearbox gets more beaten up also..

Ray_chan · Post by **Ray_chan** » Tue May 29, 2007 5:20 pm

the torque will go through the flywheel anyways not gearbox.

RUM4MO · Post by **RUM4MO** » Tue May 29, 2007 5:52 pm

Ray_chan wrote:the torque will go through the flywheel anyways not gearbox.

Is someone dreaming here! As Wouter has implied, a gearbox is only made to withstand the engine loadings that it would see in normal service, but there again what an interesting concept - so you could transmit 300HP and huge lumps of torque through a Polo gearbox and it would be okay? Try finding out a little bit about engineering in general Ray_chan.