Technical Clutch Petal Creak, is it release bearing or Actuator, Pics

[melliottuk]

My Punto clutch pedal has been creaking for some time now. I rang up Dr Clutch and they said puntos have a very weak clutch release bearing, so i though its the clutch on the way out.

Anyway today i got someone to push the clutch up and down why i tried to source the noise. This i what i found.

The noise seems to come from the Actuator, what is this called?

Is this a big job, eg should i replace the clutch too?

I have removed the rubber cover and put oil grease and WD40 down it, it is now quite (should have done this ages ago).

Thanks

 

[melliottuk]

Sorry picture doesnt seem to work, the place hosting it is very slow, hopefully it will work later.

The car is a 2001 MK2 1.2 8v mia

 

[edmundo]

Thats the clutch slave cylinder, get a new one of shop 4 parts for around £20 and its only only two bolts to change. Then just bleed ur clutch slave and it should sort out the problem.

 

[melliottuk]

Thanks, much appreciated.

 

[melliottuk]

From looking at the slave cylinders, i would say it looks more like a MK1 one.

I have a 2001 MK2 1.2 8v mia - does this mean i deffo need the MK2 part or have they retrofitted old mk1 parts to my car?

My car is abit funny with parts, eg oil filters and cam-belts can sometimes be MK1 parts.

Also the hydraulic fluid tank is to the back left of the bonnet, whereas my manual says its right of the air filter.

Thanks

 

[edmundo]

Yeh mines a mk2 sporting and the fluid tank is to the back left of the bonnet aswell mate, they all are on the mk2's i think. And no i don't think a mk1 slave will fit, just buy a new mk2 one of shop 4 parts and try it.