Clutch pedal making sound when pressing on it Reanult Megane III

emirkaraman187_185328
Sun, 21 May 2023 07:57:18 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

Hello all, so my clutch kit has been replaced 1 month ago, it includes the new throw out bearing also. For next 7 days after replacement my clutch was feeling amazing. Then on the next day and ever since from that day I am hearing a sound when I am pressing or releasing the clutch pedal. I wanna point out this, so the sound is coming from somewhere near the clutch pedal, it sometimes sounds like a squeak and sometimes more like a plastic rubbing on metal or another plastic ( more like grinding noise, but not very loud). The sound is there only when the pedal is moving around, so no sound when the pedal is fully engaged or fully disengaged - only when I am moving it around up and down. Another thing, I can hear this sound also when the car is completely off and I am just playing with the clutch pedal. This plastic rubbing sound is much more noticeable when the car is hot or the weather is hot or when I am driving for 2-3 hours that day or when I am shifting gears and pushing pedal when the RPM is much higher. So there is some connection with the sound being louder when clutch needs to be pressed harder (higher RPM gear change) - there is definite difference with that sound and the squeaky sound it makes when the car is off and the pedal is moving.
The reason why I am asking here is that I feel like I am being played by several mechanics. So I went to 3 different mechanics and asked about this. One told me that I should not care about that sound because the clutch is changing gears properly, the biting point is perfect and all that, sound for him is not important. Other one is telling me that the clutch cylinder which is near the pedal is old and has to work harder now with the new clutch kit and hence it makes sound now when it is doing its job. Third mechanic is telling me he would like to dissemble the whole gearbox and diagnose if the clutch was installed properly and then call me with his decision. But he also said he personally would not change anything until the clutch pedal starts to stick or become very spongy.
I am not sure who to believe here, seems like all of them have different story. All I know is this plastic rubbing sound was never there before, even with old clutch, and now it is here with the new clutch, but the driving is fine apart from the sound I am hearing.
What are you thoughts, maybe someone had similar issue?

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