Technical squeeky clutch..

[peterp]

Anyone know if there is a DIY fix for a squeeky clutch?
Does it only when I press down on the pedal.

Apart from turn the stereo up a bit louder...of course..!!I'm hoping I dont have to dismantle the clutch...

Cheers!
Pete

 

[(CZ)enda]

It sounds like a bearing. The only method I can suggest is to remove the gearbox and renew the bearing
A friend of mine had a method of lubricating the bearing on his old car, which supposedly helped against this noise, but I never tried this on Uno and never saw him doing this - I imagine it must have been a case of a "surgery through a keyhole".
On the other hand, I drove my first Uno with noisy bearing for some 50k km before whole clutch assembly was replaced with no problems.
My suggestion is then either turn up the stereo , or renew the bearing (and maybe whole clutch assembly while the gearbox is out ).

 

[rodmallia]

peterp, I've got your same problem.

A friend of mine had a method of lubricating the bearing on his old car, which supposedly helped against this noise, but I never tried this on Uno and never saw him doing this - I imagine it must have been a case of a "surgery through a keyhole".

The "keyhole surgery" sounds intriguing enough... could you possibly check how it's done (CZ)enda? Would really appreciate

 

[4paws]

Is it a squeaky clutch or a squeaky clutch pedal?
My pedal used to squeak when depressed. Just needed a bit of grease on the bit where the cable joins the pedal. I think you have to take some big plastic bit of trim off first to get to it.
Poke your head down into the footwell and have a listen when you press the clutch.

 

[Chas Uno]

My clutch pedal squeaks when it is pushed down too. Always has done, and continued to do so after I changed the clutch cable. Also my release bearing has always made a bit of a whirring noise. And it still did it after I put in a new clutch and changed the gearbox

I guess it's what they call character, all part of Uno driving , and the solution is to use the one and only guaranteed method of eradicating squeaks and rattles, as mentioned by (CZ)enda...

TURN UP THE STEREO - PROBLEM SOLVED!

P.S. Both 4Paws and Alex have mentioned that greasing the cable where it joins the pedal helps with this. I might have to try this myself

 

[(CZ)enda]

OK, the "keyhole surgery method" story begins at his early S120 - a Commie crate that actually had a provision (hole) for greasing the clutch bearing.
Next it was applied to Pgt 205. They, and some Citroens (AFAIK), have the shell of the clutch space between gearbox and engine generously holed - this is probably intended for ventilation, although in real life, these are only ideal entry ports for spilled oil, antifreeze etc.
He used a syringe filled with a (standard, "watery") grease extended with flexible plastic pipe he uses for delivering air to the fish in his aquarium , moving it around inside the confined space with the aid of a stomatologist mirror.
After delivering some grease in-between the halves of the bearing, he drove off using clutch heavily to heat the bearing to melt the grease and allow it to distribute around, then repeated the process.
6 months later, he had to change the clutch assembly anyway, as the friction plate became worn useless

OT - he has got Pgt 106 now and no matter how hard I try, I cannot win him for any Uno - he had a bitter experience with 93 60 and cannot forget it.

Back to the topic. What is the idiom in English - "Let the sleeping dog sleep"? In other words, in this case, "if it runs and the clutch works OK, turn up the stereo!"

 

[rodmallia]

OK, the "keyhole surgery method" story begins at his early S120 - a Commie crate that actually had a provision (hole) for greasing the clutch bearing.
Next it was applied to Pgt 205. They, and some Citroens (AFAIK), have the shell of the clutch space between gearbox and engine generously holed - this is probably intended for ventilation, although in real life, these are only ideal entry ports for spilled oil, antifreeze etc.
He used a syringe filled with a (standard, "watery") grease extended with flexible plastic pipe he uses for delivering air to the fish in his aquarium , moving it around inside the confined space with the aid of a stomatologist mirror.
After delivering some grease in-between the halves of the bearing, he drove off using clutch heavily to heat the bearing to melt the grease and allow it to distribute around, then repeated the process.

Cheers mate!

Back to the topic. What is the idiom in English - "Let the sleeping dog sleep"? In other words, in this case, "if it runs and the clutch works OK, turn up the stereo!"

Quite there - it's "let sleeping dogs lie"

 

[alexGS]

Pete didn't say if the squeak was 'inside' the car or 'outside'... if inside, then my money is on the clutch pedal/cable attachment. There's a little clip that you flick off the pin on the pedal using your fingernail. The cable eye-fitting then comes off (the pedal is spring-loaded 'down'). Spread a fingerful of general-purpose grease on the pin, then refit the cable and the clip. Put some grease on the cable if you want, where it disappears into the rubber bush (not really necessary to grease this type of cable). Grease and rubber is generally NOT a good mix - better to use silicone spray.

In the engine bay, under the battery, you can also grease the semi-circular block that pushes on the clutch arm.

I really think that doing both of these will make an improvement

Thanks,
-Alex

 

[peterp]

Sorry guys -forgot to mention that the noise is inside the car -so will follow advice given based on that first.

Thanks again

Pete