When you identify unusual noises on your Mercury Mariner you tend to stress. Especially when you feel a noise coming from the release bearing of your Mercury Mariner. It is instantly assimilated to an engine trouble and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these concerns lightly, we have decided to create this content page to help you find the triggers and free yourself from this issues as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first concentrate on the role and operation of the release bearing of your clutch, and in a second step we will look in detail at the different release bearing noises on Mercury Mariner and their origins.
What is the role and operation of the release bearing on Mercury Mariner?
Role of the release bearing on Mercury Mariner
The release bearing of your Mercury Mariner has a crucial role in the operation of your entire gearbox system. In fact, its mission is to liberate the gearbox from the rotation of the engine block via its action. This will allow you to shift gears. It is operated by the clutch pedal and then by the release fork, which, when it is activated, will press on the clutch and release the gearbox from engine rotation for you allow you to shift gears on your Mercury Mariner.
Objective of release bearing Mercury Mariner
Let’s now look at the technical side, the release bearing is composed of two units, a first fixed part that slides only when the stop is pulled, or pushed (depending on its type) and finally a rotating part that is composed of a bearing that will allow it to stay in contact with the mechanism and follow its rotation.
There are two distinct variants of release bearing Mercury Mariner :
- Pulled release bearing
- Hydraulic release bearing
It is the most unconventional of the two variants of release bearing . This one, unlike the hydraulic version, is operated by a mechanical pulling system that will release the clutch disc. In this case, the release bearing must be mechanically fixed to the mechanism.
The hydraulic release bearing, although more technical, is the kind most used in contemporary cars. It is however more complicated than the pulled release bearing. In fact, it will be composed of a hydraulic tube that will receive the pressure immediately from the clutch pedal.
More conventional clutch stop
Release bearing noises Mercury Mariner and their origins
I feel a release bearing noise on Mercury Mariner each time I drive and it stops when I release my clutch pedal
If you feel a noise from your gearbox, release bearing or clutch itself when your engine is running, but it stops when you press your clutch pedal, this noise often sounds like a bell noise, it is highly possible that your release bearing is the cause. Make sure that this noise stops when you disengage, in which situation it is time to swap the release bearing of your Mercury Mariner.
I feel a release bearing noise when my pedal is up and I feel jolts in my foot
If you feel too much or too little resistance when you press your clutch pedal, and it is associated with jolts that you can feel in your clutch pedal, then the stop/fork release/blades grouping is damaged. In fact, this noise often comes from the broken fork that no longer allows the device to work normally.
I feel a grinding noise coming from the release bearing of my Mercury Mariner when I try to shift gears and they do not shift
This issues shows up most often on models equipped with hydraulic release bearing. It is often linked to a clutch pedal that has little or no resistance. If you are in this circumstance and you feel a grinding or cracking noise coming from the release bearing of your Mercury Mariner, then you probably have a leak coming from your release bearing. It must therefore be replaced quickly or risk damaging your gearbox in addition to the clutch. If you have a noise coming from the gearbox of your Mercury Mariner and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.
