Hi all,
This is my first post on the new forum; I've done a quick search for similar problems, but can't see anything.
I had my diesel injection system timing chain etc replaced in May under the warranty claim that was a common topic on the old forum (thanks very much!). As my Accord had done 126k at the time and the garage had the engine and gearbox out, they replaced the clutch for me as well (at a cost). After a couple of months, I noticed a rubbing noise that seemed to be related to engine speed around idle. After a bit of playing, I found that it the noise came and went deppending on the position of the clutch pedal. Suspecting that the thrust bearing was dodgy, I rang the dealer who had done the clutch change and they stated that they had replaced the thrust bearing as a matter of course and that it was probably bedding in.
As it's a fairly minor niggle, I've pretty much ignored the noise, but with the cold weather, it seems to have gotten worse. In traffic yeaterday, the mechanical rubbing noise was audible over the radio whilst sitting in traffic with the clutch pedal depressed. My problem with taking it back to the dealer is that they're in Stoke and I'm in Swindon!
Has anybody else experienced a similar problem? or, can anybody with intimiate experience of thrust bearings on 54 plate diesel accords shed any light on if this is purely an annoyance or a potential nasty failure?
Thanks
This is my first post on the new forum; I've done a quick search for similar problems, but can't see anything.
I had my diesel injection system timing chain etc replaced in May under the warranty claim that was a common topic on the old forum (thanks very much!). As my Accord had done 126k at the time and the garage had the engine and gearbox out, they replaced the clutch for me as well (at a cost). After a couple of months, I noticed a rubbing noise that seemed to be related to engine speed around idle. After a bit of playing, I found that it the noise came and went deppending on the position of the clutch pedal. Suspecting that the thrust bearing was dodgy, I rang the dealer who had done the clutch change and they stated that they had replaced the thrust bearing as a matter of course and that it was probably bedding in.
As it's a fairly minor niggle, I've pretty much ignored the noise, but with the cold weather, it seems to have gotten worse. In traffic yeaterday, the mechanical rubbing noise was audible over the radio whilst sitting in traffic with the clutch pedal depressed. My problem with taking it back to the dealer is that they're in Stoke and I'm in Swindon!
Has anybody else experienced a similar problem? or, can anybody with intimiate experience of thrust bearings on 54 plate diesel accords shed any light on if this is purely an annoyance or a potential nasty failure?
Thanks
