When you detect unusual noises on your Volkswagen Golf 4 you usually tend to worry. Specifically when you experience a noise coming from the release bearing of your Volkswagen Golf 4. It is immediately assimilated to an engine issue and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these trouble lightly, we have chosen to create this content page to help you locate 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 Volkswagen Golf 4 and their sources.
What is the task and operation of the release bearing on Volkswagen Golf 4?
Function of the release bearing on Volkswagen Golf 4
The release bearing of your Volkswagen Golf 4 has a crucial 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 Volkswagen Golf 4.
Function of release bearing Volkswagen Golf 4
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 (determined by 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 Volkswagen Golf 4 :
- Pulled release bearing
- Hydraulic release bearing
It is the most unconventional of the two kind 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.
The hydraulic release bearing, although more technical, is the type most used in modern vehicles. It is however more sophisticated 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 Volkswagen Golf 4 and their sources
I experience a release bearing noise on Volkswagen Golf 4 when 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 ends when you press your clutch pedal, this noise often sounds like a bell noise, it is highly plausible that your release bearing is the reason. Make sure that this noise stops when you disengage, in which circumstance it is time to replace the release bearing of your Volkswagen Golf 4.
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 deteriorated. 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 Volkswagen Golf 4 when I try to shift gears and they do not shift
This issues 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 situation and you feel a grinding or cracking noise coming from the release bearing of your Volkswagen Golf 4, then you probably have a leak coming from your release bearing. It must therefore be changed fairly quickly or risk damaging your gearbox in addition to the clutch. If you have a noise coming from the gearbox of your Volkswagen Golf 4 and it’s not from your release bearing, check this article to have more informations.
