When you notice unusual noises on your Acura TL you commonly tend to be troubled. Specifically when you feel a noise coming from the release bearing of your Acura TL. It is immediately assimilated to an engine trouble and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these concerns lightly, we have chosen to make this document to support you locate the triggers and free yourself from this matter 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 Acura TL and their origins.
What is the role and operation of the release bearing on Acura TL?
Function of the release bearing on Acura TL
The release bearing of your Acura TL has a fundamental role in the operation of your entire gearbox system. Indeed, 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 controlled 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 Acura TL.
Objective of release bearing Acura TL
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 (according to 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 different kind of release bearing Acura TL :
- Pulled release bearing
- Hydraulic release bearing
It is the most unconventional of the two kind of release bearing . This one, contrary to the hydraulic type, is operated by a mechanical pulling system that will release the clutch disc. In this situation, the release bearing must be mechanically fixed to the mechanism.
The hydraulic release bearing, although more technical, is the type most used in contemporary automobiles. It is however more complicated than the pulled release bearing. Indeed, it will be composed of a hydraulic tube that will receive the pressure straight from the clutch pedal.
More conventional clutch stop
Release bearing noises Acura TL and their origins
I feel a release bearing noise on Acura TL when I drive and it stops when I depress my clutch pedal
If you feel a noise from your gearbox, release bearing or clutch itself when your engine is running, but it ends 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 circumstance it is time to swap the release bearing of your Acura TL.
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 connected with jolts that you can feel in your clutch pedal, then the stop/fork release/blades grouping is damaged. Indeed, this noise often comes from the broken fork that no longer allows the device to operate normally.
I feel a grinding noise coming from the release bearing of my Acura TL when I try to shift gears and they do not shift
This matter appears most often on models equipped with hydraulic release bearing. It is often associated with a clutch pedal that has little or no resistance. If you are in this situation and you feel a grinding or cracking noise coming from the release bearing of your Acura TL, then you probably have a leak coming from your release bearing. It must therefore be changed as soon as possible or risk damaging your gearbox in addition to the clutch. If you have a noise coming from the gearbox of your Acura TL and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.
