Lude Generation

right ill cut the story short, my mrs's 206 gti's clutch went, took it to mr clutch who took 5 days to replace it ever since they replaced it theres a loud "ticking" kind of noise when the clutch isnt down, when the clutch is pressed it goes away.

now, today we took her car back to them to fulfil the terms of the warranty and i asked them what the noise may be since it only appeared after the new clutch, the guy told me it sounds like the diff bearing is drokked but will be ok to drive no problem! now im not too clever on gearboxes but wouldnt something like that affect the way the car drives rather than just make a ticking sound while the clutch pedal isnt depressed?

feel abit stupid asking on here for advice but i dont know any other friendly(ish) bunch of clever people

sound to me like the thrust bearing. Does it make the sound when in gear coasting with the clutch pressed?

More like the clutch release bearing, that's why the noise goes away when you press the clutch in.

Probably not replaced when they did the clutch or they installed it wrong.

I have alarm bells ringing when I hear "Mr Clutch" pretty sure there have been other problems with them

ill have to take it for a drive and see, they claim to have replaced the clutch, thrust bearing and flywheel though

is the clicking increased on engine revs or vehicle speed?

shes just gone to grab her car back off them so when she gets back ill investigate! i didnt think to check for that if im honest

Mr clutch = drokking cowboys.

rob quilter wrote:Mr clutch = drokking cowboys.

Inclined to agree.
Had a clutch done by a supposedly reputable garage...later found out they had taken it to Mr Crutch.....and then found out it was a bloody refurb and a jobby one at that.

Does it click when stood still? If so It's not diff bearings

lol just got back from there! after abit of a cowboy humiliation the "mechanic" who did the job admitted he hadnt replaced the release bearing as stated on the invoice! left the car with them and going to grab it tomorrow morning seems what you lot have said about them is true

so annoying because my mrs only passed her test last monday and is all excited about driving here there and everywhere, kinda ruined it for her abit with the worry that her cars going to die on her


cheers for all your replies