Squeaking Clutch

[Mafty]

My clutch has recently started to squeak when I press or release the clutch. Usually when the car has been sitting for several hours.

Is this a simple fix, or what am I looking at here (on a side note, my car seems to be falling apart at the 2 year mark......lots of problems all arising at once, but thats another story, and another wallet I dont own lol)

[WeatherB]

There was a thread about this a while back, try searching. People got their clutch pedal replaced under warranty.

[Mafty]

I saw a thread from 2005.......not sure how relevant an almost 6 year old thread is. It seemed people were having the entire clutch assembly replaced, which seems a bit much for something that just squeaks.

[WeatherB]

This is the thread I was referring to: http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?45580-Creaking-clutch-pedal.

The dealership will lubricate the mechanism first and if that doesn't resolve the issue they replace the pedal.

[Mafty]

This is the thread I was referring to: http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?45580-Creaking-clutch-pedal.

The dealership will lubricate the mechanism first and if that doesn't resolve the issue they replace the pedal.

thanks, never saw that thread. I need to head to mazda to get a bunch of things fixed now :S

[WeatherB]

thanks, never saw that thread. I need to head to mazda to get a bunch of things fixed now :S

No problem... Does yours squeak at the top of the travel only?

[Mafty]

It squeaks when pressing and releasing.....hard to say where it happens. I guess its near the top, but its more continuous throughout the entire clutch. Ive got a service appointment today, so we will see what they have to say and if its under warranty

[WeatherB]

It squeaks when pressing and releasing.....hard to say where it happens. I guess its near the top, but its more continuous throughout the entire clutch. Ive got a service appointment today, so we will see what they have to say and if its under warranty

Let us know the outcome, I wonder if it's something you can just spray some WD40 onto or something.

[taz4432]

It squeaks when pressing and releasing.....hard to say where it happens. I guess its near the top, but its more continuous throughout the entire clutch. Ive got a service appointment today, so we will see what they have to say and if its under warranty

I have this problem - it's almost like a creaking sound, right? I've lubed it with the white lithium grease and I've still got the issue. Seemed to go away for a while but it's hard to say what fixed it (for the short time it lasted) considering I dropped out/reinstalled my tranny 3 times in a week about a month ago. My throw-out bearing seems to be alright, so I'm not sure what but it all works so I just keep driving her. =)

[Mafty]

was replaced under warranty. the clutch piston was no good and had to be replaced, was about a 2 hour job to do, so I imagine if I had to pay for it it would have been expensive, but thankfully my amazing car thats falling apart in two years still has warranty left.

[WeatherB]

Hey - Which dealership did you get yours fixed at and how many visits did it take to get it all resolved?

[Hacker]

I have a 2008.5 Mazda3 Sport GS. I've reported this problem to my dealership at least 3 times, and each time they just spray some lube. Finally they replaced the clutch pedal and switch assembly yesterday. Unfortunately, it started squeaking again after 10 km of driving! :( So I'm back to square one again.... I think this problem is heat related. Seems to happen only when the engine has warmed up. Had a similar problem on my 2001 Protege a few years ago, and it was determined to be the release/throwout bearing. Ever since I replaced the clutch on the Pro, I've never had a squeak.

I'm trying to get this resolved before the warranty expires next year.

J.

[WeatherB]

I have a 2008.5 Mazda3 Sport GS. I've reported this problem to my dealership at least 3 times, and each time they just spray some lube. Finally they replaced the clutch pedal and switch assembly yesterday. Unfortunately, it started squeaking again after 10 km of driving! :( So I'm back to square one again.... I think this problem is heat related. Seems to happen only when the engine has warmed up. Had a similar problem on my 2001 Protege a few years ago, and it was determined to be the release/throwout bearing. Ever since I replaced the clutch on the Pro, I've never had a squeak.

I'm trying to get this resolved before the warranty expires next year.

J.

The OP's problem was the master clutch cylinder, perhaps yours is the same.

[sol_searchin]

I had this issue with my mazda 6, I had to have the clutch disc, input bearing and release bearing replaced.