Knocking sound

black mamba · Post by **black mamba** » 07 Aug 2010, 21:46

My 2001 V70 T5(Manual) has a knocking sound when in neutral that goes away when I engage the clutch.....any ideas on what this might be?

sony2000 · Post by **sony2000** » 11 Aug 2010, 05:55

Thirty years ago we would have called it a thrust bearing in the clutch. A sign the clutch is wearing out, but not in the short term.

Post by **JRL** » 11 Aug 2010, 06:50

What he said, but it's called a throwout bearing.
Labor will be the same as installing a new clutch so you may as well bite the bullet and plan for a new clutch assembly soon
(depending on how loud it is)!
If it's just a subdued "whirring noise" it can wait, but if the noise is loud, plan on doing this sooner rather than later as the TB can fail, "just like that"

black mamba · Post by **black mamba** » 12 Aug 2010, 20:47

Thanks for the replies. The mechanic told me that it's not the throw-out bearing but that it's the release bearing. Hmmm.