When you discover unusual noises on your Audi A6 you usually tend to be troubled. Specifically when you experience a noise coming from the release bearing of your Audi A6. It is immediately assimilated to an engine problem and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these concerns lightly, we have decided to make this article content to help you find the causes and free yourself from this concern as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first concentrate on the purpose 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 Audi A6 and their sources.release-bearing-noise-audi-a6

What is the task and operation of the release bearing on Audi A6?

Purpose of the release bearing on Audi A6

The release bearing of your Audi A6 has a essential purpose 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 Audi A6.

Action of release bearing Audi A6

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 (based 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 different kind of release bearing Audi A6 :

  • Pulled release bearing
  • It is the most unconventional of the two kind of release bearing . This one, as opposed to the hydraulic type, 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.

  • Hydraulic release bearing
  • 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 Audi A6 and their sources

I experience a release bearing noise on Audi A6 in cases where I drive and it stops when I release my clutch pedal

If you experience 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 reason. Make sure that this noise stops when you disengage, in which situation it is time to replace the release bearing of your Audi A6.

I experience a release bearing noise when my pedal is up and I experience jolts in my foot

If you experience too much or too little resistance when you press your clutch pedal, and it is connected with jolts that you can experience 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 system to operate normally.

I experience a grinding noise coming from the release bearing of my Audi A6 when I try to shift gears and they do not shift

This concern happens 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 situation and you feel a grinding or cracking noise coming from the release bearing of your Audi A6, then you probably have a leak coming from your release bearing. It must therefore be swapped 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 Audi A6 and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.