When you observe unusual noises on your Renualt Express you commonly tend to be anxious. Specifically when you experience a noise coming from the release bearing of your Renualt Express. 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 write this article content to help you find the causes and free yourself from this matter as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first focus on the function 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 Renualt Express and their sources.release-bearing-noise-renault-express

What is the role and operation of the release bearing on Renualt Express?

Task of the release bearing on Renualt Express

The release bearing of your Renualt Express has a fundamental function 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 Renualt Express.

Action of release bearing Renualt Express

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 sort of release bearing Renualt Express :

  • Pulled release bearing
  • It is the most unconventional of the two sort of release bearing . This one, in contrast to the hydraulic style, 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 automobiles. It is however more elaborate 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 Renualt Express and their sources

I experience a release bearing noise on Renualt Express 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 cause. Make sure that this noise stops when you disengage, in which case it is time to swap the release bearing of your Renualt Express.

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 damaged. Indeed, this noise often comes from the broken fork that no longer allows the system to work normally.

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