GU 3.0 Thrust Bearing
Submitted: Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 12:11
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Hi all, My Patrol has just clocked 50,000 (3yrs old) and is still under warranty. My local service Mechanic has diagnosed the noise coming from my clutch - when the pedal is depressed and the revs are above 2,000, as coming from the Thrust Bearing. When I went to the Nissan dealership, they advised me that they shall have to contact Nissan and advise me whether this is covered as a warranty problem or just 'acceptable' as a functional noise. My question is however, is it doing any harm which shall lead to failure of the clutch and therefore should I press to have it fixed as a warranty issue, or is it something that I can accept as a minor irritation when I'm changing up through the gears? Any comments most welcome. Thankyou.
Ken
Reply By: patrolzd30 - Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 20:36
Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 20:36
Hi
I have a 2003 GU 3.0 litre Patrol, 34,000 Kms (out of warrany) I have had noisy spigot bushes for about six months now (only when cold) Also I have a knocking noise at idle sometimes, but if you increase the revs, it will go away. I went to Nissan about this (when it was still under warrany) and they said that they never heard about this before (the knock) yeah right! Anyway, I will replace the clutch and spigot bushes with after market,Exedy, parts. I will also replace the flywheel with a solid type one at the same time,as this is the cause of the knock at idle. the clutch kit and solid flywheel, from Exedy is about $1250 trade price (for anybody with the same problems as me).I know I should have pushed for Nissan to do this while it was still under warrany, but at least if you do it yourself you know it was done, and it was done correctly! and you wont be without a car for,god knows how long!
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