When you find out about unusual noises on your Subaru Legacy you commonly tend to be anxious. Specifically when you experience a noise coming from the release bearing of your Subaru Legacy. It is immediately assimilated to an engine problem and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these problems lightly, we have chosen to write this content page to help you locate the causes and free yourself from this concern as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first concentrate 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 Subaru Legacy and their sources.
What is the task and operation of the release bearing on Subaru Legacy?
Function of the release bearing on Subaru Legacy
The release bearing of your Subaru Legacy has a essential function in the operation of your entire gearbox system. In fact, 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 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 Subaru Legacy.
Objective of release bearing Subaru Legacy
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 distinct kind of release bearing Subaru Legacy :
- Pulled release bearing
- Hydraulic release bearing
It is the most unconventional of the two kind of release bearing . This one, in contrast to the hydraulic form, 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 complex, is the kind most used in modern automobiles. It is however more complex than the pulled release bearing. In fact, 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 Subaru Legacy and their sources
I experience a release bearing noise on Subaru Legacy every time 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 Subaru Legacy.
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. In fact, this noise often comes from the broken fork that no longer allows the device to operate normally.
I experience a grinding noise coming from the release bearing of my Subaru Legacy when I try to shift gears and they do not shift
This concern 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 situation and you feel a grinding or cracking noise coming from the release bearing of your Subaru Legacy, 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 Subaru Legacy and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.
