When you discover unusual noises on your Kia Rio you commonly tend to be concerned. Especially when you feel a noise coming from the release bearing of your Kia Rio. It is immediately assimilated to an engine issue and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these concerns lightly, we have chosen to create this article content to support you find the causes 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 Kia Rio and their sources.release-bearing-noise-kia-rio

What is the function and operation of the release bearing on Kia Rio?

Function of the release bearing on Kia Rio

The release bearing of your Kia Rio has a fundamental role in the operation of your entire gearbox system. In fact, its task 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 Kia Rio.

Action of release bearing Kia Rio

Let’s now look at the technical side, the release bearing is composed of two parts, 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 sort of release bearing Kia Rio :

  • Pulled release bearing
  • It is the most unconventional of the two sort of release bearing . This one, unlike the hydraulic version, 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.

  • Hydraulic release bearing
  • The hydraulic release bearing, although more complicated, is the kind most used in contemporary cars. It is however more sophisticated than the pulled release bearing. In fact, 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 Kia Rio and their sources

I feel a release bearing noise on Kia Rio 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 ceases when you press your clutch pedal, this noise often sounds like a bell noise, it is highly conceivable that your release bearing is the cause. Make sure that this noise stops when you disengage, in which case it is time to change the release bearing of your Kia Rio.

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 degraded. In fact, this noise often comes from the broken fork that no longer allows the system to run normally.

I feel a grinding noise coming from the release bearing of my Kia Rio 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 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 Kia Rio, then you probably have a leak coming from your release bearing. It must therefore be swapped promptly or risk damaging your gearbox in addition to the clutch. If you have a noise coming from the gearbox of your Kia Rio and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.