Rattling sound when driving

[Iceman299]

Hi, since i got my hdi back i've noticed a sort of metallic rattling sound when driving. You can hear it ever so slightly on idle but quite a lot when driving. It stops when i press the clutch/in neutral. It also doesn't go into 5th gear easily and needs a few attempts to find it but with no crunching etc

It needs a new clutch anyway but is this issue clutch related? Should i continue to drive it?

It's booked in for a clutch in 10 days

Thanks in advance

[welshpug]

check the gear oil.

mightr be clutch release bearing of input shaft bearings, make sure it gets 75w80 non ep oil.

[Iceman299]

Prev owner said his mechanic mentioned release bearing. But then i was told if it was the release bearing then it would be noisy when clutch is engaged, not the other way around.
I just don't want to cause any damage by driving around, as the rattling doesn't sound very healthy!

[pug306driver]

slight noise from our hdi clutch release bearing which disappears when clutch pressed......think about the plastic clutch fork shaft bearings whilst the g/box is off.  the lower one defo needs to g/box off to replace....not sure about the top bush as the cable fork is remoevable, in situ?

[Iceman299]

I'm getting the clutch changed in just over a week, along with clutch fork bushes & driveshaft seals.
Suprisingly it went into 5th gear fine today which is normally a struggle.

 I just didn't want to cause anymore damage by driving it daily

[welshpug]

I'd be checking the 5th gear nut too.

[Iceman299]

Thanks a lot for the info.
My mechanic said he should be able to sort it this weekend now, so we'll see what the damage is!

[Iceman299]

Had the clutch and cable changed. Problem's sorted and clutch is light as a feather

[pug306driver]

can I be rude...how much for the parts and how long did the repair take??