New clutch issue, Series II

[hpage66]

As you may or may not recall, several years ago my Series II had a clutch issue where the throw-out bearing would not release completely..

Result.. remove engine and transmission, new clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing.

About a year later, the pressure plate began intermittently making this horrendous clanking noise..

Result.. remove engine and transmission, new clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing.

Now, about two years later, the release bearing is intermittently making a clicking noise, but only when the clutch is engaging, not fully released, not fully engaged. Take a listen..

Any ideas? I'm thinking some type of fastener holding the release bearing to the fork is flopping around and hitting the pressure plate?

Thanks!

Regards,

Howard

[Paul bow]

Obviously you’ve tried looking in the inspection hole with the car running and someone applying pressure on/off the clutch?
Whatever the issue is you’re probably going to be doing it again! Grrrrr!!
For what it’s worth, I had a throw out bearing well documented on hear completely disintegrate after 10 mins on a rolling road, all brand new.
I wasn’t going to let that happen again, so I used a Rob Beere roller bearing and removed the small friction plate on the clutch fingers.
I can confirm after 3500 miles it is absolutely superb. Zero judder smooth as butter.
However..
Now instead of using the old clutch fork there is a new product (not available when I did mine) which instead. Of sweeping across the fingers of the clutch which the old fork system does, this new product actually hits it directly central, a superb upgrade.
Available from rob Beere with all instructions videos on his web page etc.
I would def be looking at that upgrade, that’s a crap job you don’t need ..

Best of luck