Clutch noise different when car is stone cold

[Ryno77]

I've had some 5th gear bearings changed under warranty and noticed that when when the car is stone cold, gearbox in nuetral and then press the clutch in and out there is a subtle but distinct difference in sound between the two (motor sound). It doesn't take long then untill the noise then diappears and pressing clutch sounds the same in or out.
I don't know what it was like before as the car is new to me. I hads the bearings done as a condition of the purchase.

Is this normal or possible the clutch hasn't been adjusted properly?

[boxhead55]

Throw out bearing noise from pressure plate finger height difference.

[Ryno77]

Throw out bearing noise from pressure plate finger height difference.

So this means not adjusted correctly or is normal?

[boxhead55]

It is a common noise will not effect anything lots have it and live forever

[cizzink11]

Mine does it cold don't even take notice anymore once shes warmed up its gone.

[Ryno77]

Mine does it cold don't even take notice anymore once shes warmed up its gone.

Thanks mate, good to know. I was more worried the warranty gearbox work might not have been done correctly..

[70graham]

Mine is doing the same thing had Toyota change the thrust bearing and the noise is now louder . Had the car back to Toyota four times since and got told the noise is normal and nothing would be done about it. Two weeks ago got a phone call from Toyota saying Toyota want to "reclaim my gear box" turns out I am getting a brand new box even though there is nothing wrong with the old one.

[Ryno77]

Mine is doing the same thing had Toyota change the thrust bearing and the noise is now louder . Had the car back to Toyota four times since and got told the noise is normal and nothing would be done about it. Two weeks ago got a phone call from Toyota saying Toyota want to "reclaim my gear box" turns out I am getting a brand new box even though there is nothing wrong with the old one.

What's their reasoning? Might be a case of better to let sleeping dogs lie. Then again.. Would be hard to say no to a free multi thousand dollar job like that.

[Cscully]

Hi Guys

Wondering if anyone has experienced the same or similar issues?

I recently had my old clutch replaced with an Exedy Heavy Duty Clutch. After some issues with bad vibration accelerating through 3rd and 4th (1750 -2200 rpm) I took it back in and they replaced the fork and pivot ball, re-machined the fly-wheel and changed the springs, and it's been working well since. Bite point was just off the floor, good return spring in it, exactly as you'd expect from a new one.

Went away over the weekend where it was working perfectly all Saturday, till fairly late in the evening. Overnight it dropped to bout -2 degrees. When I jumped in the next morning I immediately noticed that the bite point had changed to right up to the top of the clutch stroke. Other than feeling uncomfortable having the bite point so high all else worked fine. After driving the 300km or so home it still was sitting high until this morning when I jumped back in and the bite point seems to have returned most of the way to where it originally was, just a little higher off the floor than it used to be.

Gave the mechanic a bell, who was a little unsure as to what it could be (levels are perfect, nothing that obviously stands out) so dropping it back in tomorrow to have a look.

Anyone ever experience anything similar or have any ideas about it?

Cheers

Ciaran

[DeadlyBeast]

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