Hi,

I've been having an irritating problem with my 2004 Mk2 1.2 8v punto.

If i rev the engine in whilst its in neutral or with the clutch pedal pressed down it's fine no dodgy noises at all.

BUT when in reverse, 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear mainly when i'm driving it makes a horrible rattling noise and it's really loud and gets worse when having to accelerate quickly like onto a bypass/motorway ect. It's got to the point i try to avoid driving it because its that loud people in the street turn around to see what the noise is.

History of my car since i bought it:

It had 76k on the clock when i bought it, around 77k i notice a slight rattling nose in 1st and 2nd gear but it was really faint.

Then when it reached 78k it got abit louder then the clutch started slipping so i had a new clutch fitted including the bearing.

It was fine until 79k then it felt like the clutch was slipping again and the noise came back but abit louder than before, obviously i knew it can't be a worn clutch this time and started to think it was a problem with the gearbox, I asked a friend who is a mechanic and he said it'll be the gearbox, so i bought a new one (when i say new i mean 2nd hand with 60k on it)

I've not got round to fitting the gearbox yet as i haven't had the time, but it's
now just reached 80k on the clock and its really bad, the clutch feels like its slipping really bad mainly only on roads that have steep or progressive inclines,
the whole car shakes and judders when you set off in 1st gear, and the overall noise in reverse, 1st, 2nd and 3rd is so loud now it's really embarrassing, i only drive my car now if i'm desperate.

Is it a bearing problem as i've heard bad bearings can make it leak oil onto the clutch hence the clutch isn't gripping causing it to feel like a worn clutch.
The garage that fitted my new clutch said they changed to bearing but i'm starting to think they lied to me.

Looking back now i wish i had changed it myself :/

Regards

this noise, is it like grinding?

Yea its like a grinding noise except i'm not having any difficulty getting into gear.

UPDATE

Been researching more and apparently it could be the bearing and seals where the driveshafts attach to the gearbox, which would make sense i guess.

I checked the spare gearbox i have and the spun where the driveshafts attach and that also has a rattling noise like the bearing are badly worn.

Can anyone shed any light onto this matter, and if it is the bearings and seals would that cause the oil to get onto the clutch, if so all my problems will make sense but i just want to be 100% sure.

input shaft bearing

flisko said:

input shaft bearing

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+1 to this. Mine has the same issue at 90k miles. Not sure how much it'll cost to fix at a garage or if it's something i can fix myself. Either way my car has bigger issues right now that i'm fixing today.

i reposted a guide how to change input shaft bearing, its in mk2 guides

flisko said:

i reposted a guide how to change input shaft bearing, its in mk2 guides

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Here's the link. Great thread, definitely going to give this a go myself.

Clutch bearing is part of clutch kit,and will be changed when new clutch is fitted,takes 2 mins with gear box out. But input shaft seal and bearing is different,and needs gear box to be stripped to fit.Garage won't do this when fitting a clutch,unless you pay for extra labour.