delz0r Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 My clutch pedal is making a squeaking noise, it only happens when the clutch is just about fully pressed to the floor. I've tried white grease as suggested but it hasn't seemed to help at all. Here's a video: As you can see the squeak begins when the spring is fully extended and a small gap opens above the spring connection. Anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I was just about to post about this exact same thing on my 08 zed! I find mine does it when I first get in it on a cold morning.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delz0r Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 I was just about to post about this exact same thing on my 08 zed! I find mine does it when I first get in it on a cold morning.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah mines an 08 too, it's driving me crazy. Never happened on my 2005. Hopefully someone has a fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I was just about to post about this exact same thing on my 08 zed! I find mine does it when I first get in it on a cold morning.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah mines an 08 too, it's driving me crazy. Never happened on my 2005. Hopefully someone has a fix. Yeah I find it annoying, mines been doing it for a couple of weeks now. Never noticed it before. Hopefully it's an easy fix Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellsteruk Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I Seymour greased the spring but what about the pivot points around all the joints have you done them ? Sounds like something is a little dry, maybe try a spray grease to get there "so to speak" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watshot Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Happens on a lot of cars, same thing as a squeaky door hinge. I've always used WD40 as it's designed to stop this kind of metal to metal squeak. Easy to spray around the pivots etc, and penetrates where it's needed. Always works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Give the moving parts a spray with WD40 or Zip Lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Have you greased it just the once? Mine took one greasing a week for, I think, three weeks before it stopped completely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmck13 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 WD 40 with the small tube attached to concentrate the pressure into the joints, if that doesn't work turn the radio up loud or a small set of earplugs will soon make it go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delz0r Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Have you greased it just the once? Mine took one greasing a week for, I think, three weeks before it stopped completely. Yeah just once, I was expecting even a slight difference. Where exactly where you concentrating the grease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Have you greased it just the once? Mine took one greasing a week for, I think, three weeks before it stopped completely. Yeah just once, I was expecting even a slight difference. Where exactly where you concentrating the grease? I used the spray white lithium and sprayed everything down there, the spring, the bits at both ends, some of the footwell and god only knows what else. I think it's what they call a 'liberal' application. It took a few goes, and I do it every now again still now, whenever I remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Have you greased it just the once? Mine took one greasing a week for, I think, three weeks before it stopped completely. Yeah just once, I was expecting even a slight difference. Where exactly where you concentrating the grease? I used the spray white lithium and sprayed everything down there, the spring, the bits at both ends, some of the footwell and god only knows what else. I think it's what they call a 'liberal' application. It took a few goes, and I do it every now again still now, whenever I remember. White lithium grease is the answer, WD40 will last a couple of days tops Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixaman Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Ok, may or not be time to panic... I had the same thing, the pedal was slightly heavier and within a week of the noise appearing the pivot bolt broke... It was the slave cylnder that had gone and I ended up with a broken pivot bolt (its inside the gearbox and if you dont know someone who knows what their doing it can be a big bill). I got a new slave and braided line from Clark Motorsport still to put on as the 2nd hand one I put on 3 years ago has gone, I think theres an issue on my car but thats another thread... Worth while getting it checked out or at least a more informed second oppinion / apprasal of my advice... Hope its nothing though... Cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Ok, may or not be time to panic... I had the same thing, the pedal was slightly heavier and within a week of the noise appearing the pivot bolt broke... It was the slave cylnder that had gone and I ended up with a broken pivot bolt (its inside the gearbox and if you dont know someone who knows what their doing it can be a big bill). I got a new slave and braided line from Clark Motorsport still to put on as the 2nd hand one I put on 3 years ago has gone, I think theres an issue on my car but thats another thread... Worth while getting it checked out or at least a more informed second oppinion / apprasal of my advice... Hope its nothing though... Cheers... The pivot balls can be a weak point on a higher mileage car, as Jixa says would be worth having it checked. For an OEM clutch setup a Nissan replacement is fine but if running an uprated clutch an uprated pivot ball is worth fitting, we stock both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Ok, may or not be time to panic... I had the same thing, the pedal was slightly heavier and within a week of the noise appearing the pivot bolt broke... It was the slave cylnder that had gone and I ended up with a broken pivot bolt (its inside the gearbox and if you dont know someone who knows what their doing it can be a big bill). I got a new slave and braided line from Clark Motorsport still to put on as the 2nd hand one I put on 3 years ago has gone, I think theres an issue on my car but thats another thread... Worth while getting it checked out or at least a more informed second oppinion / apprasal of my advice... Hope its nothing though... Cheers... Interesting! Mine doesn't seem to be any heavier... Some days it does it and some it doesn't. My clutch in general does feel a bit tiered though. On 70k now and no signs of clutch change. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delz0r Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Ok, may or not be time to panic... I had the same thing, the pedal was slightly heavier and within a week of the noise appearing the pivot bolt broke... It was the slave cylnder that had gone and I ended up with a broken pivot bolt (its inside the gearbox and if you dont know someone who knows what their doing it can be a big bill). I got a new slave and braided line from Clark Motorsport still to put on as the 2nd hand one I put on 3 years ago has gone, I think theres an issue on my car but thats another thread... Worth while getting it checked out or at least a more informed second oppinion / apprasal of my advice... Hope its nothing though... Cheers... Interesting! Mine doesn't seem to be any heavier... Some days it does it and some it doesn't. My clutch in general does feel a bit tiered though. On 70k now and no signs of clutch change. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My car has 22,000 miles on it. So if you're getting the exact same squeak sound as in my video I'd be surprised if it was anything serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamN Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Not what I wanted to hear! I have the same problem on my 53 plate with 105k miles. It has only started happening recently and isn't all the time. How would I go about checking it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Not what I wanted to hear! I have the same problem on my 53 plate with 105k miles. It has only started happening recently and isn't all the time. How would I go about checking it out? If it is on it's original clutch then you are overdue a new one, just be thankful you got a decent amount of miles from it Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamN Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Meh. If she needs a new clutch I'll fit one myself to save some money. For now I'll just put up with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Meh. If she needs a new clutch I'll fit one myself to save some money. For now I'll just put up with it! Trust me it will be like a new car with the clutch & flywheel sorted. Get yourself a single mass clutch and lightened flywheel Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamN Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 All depends on money. I'll have to do some research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixaman Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hold on, it wasnt the cylnder that caused the problem... Trying to think back, sure it was the bit the pivot arm moves (thrust bearing?) was gunked up, no know how and that was stopping the pedal from moving freely, hence the creaking, cant mind how it ended up bursting the cylnder or maybe it was unrelated and just away at the same time, was a while back.... Point was, it was making a creaking sound like that, seems theres loads of sounds like that without major issues so hope its not but if the pedal does start to give resistance you will need to have it looked at right away, I was lucky, the pivot bolt had sheared flush with the casing which would usualy be major (money wise) and by mirracle the Metaflux worked and it came out, topped of by it was a mate doing the work for the cost of a bottle of vodka... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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