When you locate unusual noises on your Renault Mascott you usually tend to be concerned. Specifically when you experience a noise coming from the release bearing of your Renault Mascott. It is instantly assimilated to an engine problem and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these trouble lightly, we have decided to make this article to help you locate the causes 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 Renault Mascott and their origins.release-bearing-noise-renault-mascott

What is the role and operation of the release bearing on Renault Mascott?

Role of the release bearing on Renault Mascott

The release bearing of your Renault Mascott has a essential role in the operation of your entire gearbox system. Indeed, 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 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 Renault Mascott.

Action of release bearing Renault Mascott

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 distinct variants of release bearing Renault Mascott :

  • Pulled release bearing
  • It is the most unconventional of the two variants of release bearing . This one, unlike 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 complex, is the kind most used in contemporary cars. It is however more complex than the pulled release bearing. Indeed, 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 Renault Mascott and their origins

I experience a release bearing noise on Renault Mascott each time I drive and it stops when I depress my clutch pedal

If you experience 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 change the release bearing of your Renault Mascott.

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 associated with jolts that you can experience in your clutch pedal, then the stop/fork release/blades grouping is degraded. 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 Renault Mascott when I try to shift gears and they do not shift

This matter arises most often on models equipped with hydraulic release bearing. It is often related 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 Renault Mascott, 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 Renault Mascott and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.