Creaky clutch pedal

[Tigger]

My clutch pedal is making a loud creaking/squeeking noise when you press/depress it :S

Any ideas what it could be?

 

[Beef-Mc]

French build quality?

 

[davo172]

My clutch pedal is making a loud creaking/squeeking noise when you press/depress it :S

Any ideas what it could be?

Grease or change cable mate thats what mine was

 

[Tigger]

^ Cheers mate, something else on the ToDo list lol

 

[DrR]

Cable is only £21 ish, will be a b*****d to do the first time you do it lol.

Didn't fix my creak though.

 

[davo172]

Cable is only £21 ish, will be a b*****d to do the first time you do it lol.

Didn't fix my creak though.

Did fix mine. but your right they are a B*******D To change :dapprove:

 

[rob_clio197rs]

release bearing. prob find it has worn a groove on the pressure plate aswell

 

[Fletcher]

Grease or change cable mate thats what mine was

I found that cured mine.

 

[T26TGT]

i got the same problem. deffs not the clutch release bearing!

 

[Tigger]

How hard to change the cable?

 

[Ali]

Cable improves it for sure, but the ultimate fix is something else. IIRC, it's the clutch release bearing............... Both my 172's had this issue.

 

[Paddyhmfc]

Where did you order the clutch cable from?

Mine is making a similar noise and wouldnt mind giving this a go to see if it solves it.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Cable is only £21 ish, will be a b*****d to do the first time you do it lol.

Didn't fix my creak though.

Same, had mine changed at renault. Was fine until I got some heat in the engine bay. Mine only creeks though when i've been for a very spirited drive. Not sure where the creeking comes from, but i presume it's the cable rubbing on something.

you can see it when you remove the airbox so follow it back to the bulk head and grease it where contact is made i guess.

 

[Russ_16v]

Same, had mine changed at renault. Was fine until I got some heat in the engine bay. Mine only creeks though when i've been for a very spirited drive. Not sure where the creeking comes from, but i presume it's the cable rubbing on something.

you can see it when you remove the airbox so follow it back to the bulk head and grease it where contact is made i guess.

iv found this too, over the past few years, after a track day or a good long drive my clutch starts creaking, a good lubing up (ooh err) solves it till the ebgine bay gets hot again lol

 

[Tigger]

Was on a spirited drive last night & this-morning - only really noticed it after that TBH so the heat has probably wore away some lube by the sounds of things (going by above comments)

I'll have it checked when I'm fitting other bits soon and see what way it goes

 

[HeavyDee]

Clutch pedal makes noise :-(

hey peeps,

ive recently had a problem with my clutch pedal after driving it for around 40 mins, there becomes a slight scratching noise and feeling when i put my foot down on the clutch. it first started after i was giving it a bit of welly and crunched my gears, when the car is parked up for around a hour it stops... can anyone help me??? its a 54 plate 182, with 30,000 on the clock. thanks.

 

[Tigger]

Re: Clutch pedal makes noise :-(

I had the same thing
Spray some WD40 on your clutch cable - that sorted mine out on Wednesday night and it's been fine so far

 

[Jonny1*2]

Re: Clutch pedal makes noise :-(

You're not the only one;

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5479770#post5479770

 

[Tigger]

Sprayed some WD40 on the cable, well what you can see of it in the bay and above the pedals.

Seems to have done the trick

 

[Paddyhmfc]

Is it easy enough access to the cable?

Wouldnt mind trying the same on mine.

 

[Tigger]

On your knees!

 

[Jonny1*2]

if you remove the air box you should be able to get to part of it. If you remove the bottom engine cover, you should be able to see it also

 

[Tigger]

Mine's back again!

 

[DannyR]

My pedal creaks like mad after being on a trackday, I just put it down to excessive use and warmth

 

[mrgund]

Turn the radio up?

 

[fUbAr]

Turn the radio up?

you can actually 'feel' it though.

I just put up with it, its one of those things you just have to accept

 

[Tigger]

New cable time?

 

[Tigger]

How hard is it to replace the clutch cable?

 

[DrR]

Hardest part for me was removing the clip from behind the pedal, that bit took me 2 hours lol.

Rest about an hour.

 

[Tigger]

lol sounds like fun
Guide on here at all mate?

 

[pingaloca]

this creaky sound can get really annoying (especially while being stuck on traffic), all i can say is that replacing the cable cured the noise for about a week and the noise came back twice as annoying !
ill try the WD40 trick, see if it'll help...

 

[Tigger]

Still no cure for this? For the above reason ^ I don't fancy replacing the cable.

Creaking was really bad for most of today driven 140 miles - long drives & some spirited blasts included
There's only 36k on my car too

 

[Fletcher]

Still no cure for this? For the above reason ^ I don't fancy replacing the cable.

Creaking was really bad for most of today driven 140 miles - long drives & some spirited blasts included
There's only 36k on my car too

Mike@Rentech re-greased mine ages ago, it hasn't creaked since

 

[Tigger]

Where-abouts & what exactly was greased mate, do you know if it's easily done?

 

[Fletcher]

Where-abouts & what exactly was greased mate, do you know if it's easily done?

Just the cable IIRC.

IIRC Jamestone of JMS tunning used some motorbike oil (or something similar) on his clutch cable to stop the creaking and make the clutch action smoother.

 

[Tigger]

Easy to access, where abouts can you get at it to grease it up (guessing it's as simple as find & spray)

I sprayed some grease on it about a month ago from what I could see by peering into the bay but I've probably missed loads of it lol

 

[Fletcher]

Easy to access, where abouts can you get at it to grease it up (guessing it's as simple as find & spray)

I sprayed some grease on it about a month ago from what I could see by peering into the bay but I've probably missed loads of it lol

I tried the WD-40 method, and it worked for about 30-40 miles and then once hot the creaking returned

You need to get to the cable, god knows how

 

[Ryan k]

Mine creaks alot, on mine its the knuckle that is in the center of the clutch release arm. They get dry which causes friction hence the creaking.

 

[caister]

Mine creaks alot, on mine its the knuckle that is in the center of the clutch release arm. They get dry which causes friction hence the creaking.

Thats what mine is, any idea what to put on it to stop it drying out? Its quite a tight space to get too and I wary of getting grease on the clutch plate.

 

[Ryan k]

Thats what mine is, any idea what to put on it to stop it drying out? Its quite a tight space to get too and I wary of getting grease on the clutch plate.

White grease, its pritty easy to get the straw nossel in there. its not the easyest of things to get too.