Release bearing noise?

[AutoXRacer]

It's normal in Mazdas!!(freak)

 

[spdjnke]

I checked today with a friend that's got a 06 mx5 that she races and no noise there, and it's running on a stock clutch setup with NO noises. Oh well when it gets worse I'll have them take care of it.

 

[714ms3]

I think we need a better description of the noise. Would you say it is a click, or a tick?
Does it sound like a skipping cd when you shift? If so I am getting the same noise, but did not notice it till I swapped out the stock BPV.

 

[AutoXRacer]

I think he is referring to the throwout bearing noise that you near during idle. You could hear shafts rotating or as if the input shaft was vibrating...then when you depress the clutch, the sound goes away. It's an ugly sound, but its much quieter than my previous Mazdas; or maybe its my exhaust thats loud... (lol2)

If you let your engine idle while its parked, turn off the radio, a/c, anything that makes noise, and listen, depress the clutch, and listen again, you'll hear a difference in sound...

We would need a better description of the sound...seems like from your posts, it might be more than the normal Mazda manual tranny sound.

 

[2.0t03speed]

Its totally normal...even though its bothersome. All Mazdas do it...

Really? because my msp dosent make it at 58k and neither does any protege for that ive ever worked on. I dont recall my friends ms3 making any clutch chatter at idle

 

[AutoXRacer]

Its not an obvious sound...you have to listen for it. And its not really clutch chatter...more like rotating shafts...

My Miata and everyone elses Miata that I knew did it...straight from the factory after a few 1000 miles. I'm talking about over 20 Miatas that I personally knew. Now the MS3... I've tried numerous times to get rid of it in my old Miata; changing out pilot bearings, through-out bearings, and different greases, even Mazda was not able to get rid of the sound.

Maybe you Protege guys lucked out... But I bet most of them do it too.
Then I should say, most Mazdas do it... (lol2)

 

[spdjnke]

NOPE definately sounds like a loose marble inside the tranny, sounds exactly like a rattle, until the clutch is depressed then all good, release and bam there it is. Mine actually is starting to sound worse today. Definately have to get it checkd out.