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2002 Fiesta 1.4 16v petrol - Clutch

Nissaki
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I replaced the clutch and slave cylinder as well as the drive shaft (Diff) oil seals on both sides, and I have bled the clutch.

The problem I am having is that now everything is back together when I put the car into gear with the wheels off it is making a grinding noise in all gears. Can anyone explain what is happening please?

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    Probably the discs rubbing against the pads if the wheel nuts are off.  Put the wheels on and try again.

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    It's not that kind of noise, it's a full on grinding noise. However I will give that a try tomorrow just to chalk that one off. Thank you for replying so quickly

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    If I haven't bled the system correctly would this cause the same issue, or would it just not go into gear at all?

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    1 hour ago, Nissaki said:

    If I haven't bled the system correctly would this cause the same issue, or would it just not go into gear at all?

    Is it just a single crunch as it slots into gear or a continuous grind while in gear?

    If it's just a single crunch then that could be caused by air in the hydraulic system.  The clutch may not be fully disengaged when the pedal is all the way down.

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    You were spot on. It was because I didn't have the wheels on and the discs were making all the noise. I wish I asked the question a week ago before I took the drive shafts out for the second time to see if the problem was there. Thank you very much Tom. I feel such an idiot though

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