Release bearing: characteristic, damage, repair

Release bearing: characteristic, damage, repair

Release bearing is a component of the clutch and plays an important role in the vechicle. The principle of clutch operation is that torque is transmitted through friction that occurs between working surfaces of the driving and driven disks, pressed together by springs. In order to switch the transmission or transfer the engine into free-running, clutch disks should be divided. Exactly this process of  "separation" is carried out through release bearing.

In addition, release bearing provides:

  • reliable rigid connection of the engine with vechicle transmission;
  • smooth movement of the vechicle after switching transmission;
  • smooth shifting during movement;
  • reduce shock loads on the engine and gearbox during their shift;
  • separation of transmission and engine when pressing the clutch pedal.

When driving a car, release bearing is motionless, but when the driver switch the transmission it begins to work and the car starts to move. When release bearing wears out, further use of the car becomes impossible (because the clutch doesn’t work). Although release bearing is characterized by high strength, its main cause is the human factor - many drivers keep their foot on the clutch when the transmission is off. For this reason, most of the release bearings wear out.

The factor of release bearing failure is characterized by:

  • the noise is something like knocking, appear when pressing the clutch pedal with the engine running;
  • slip, jerk turnovers, jamming - with the released clutch pedal felt an unpleasant burnt smell, engine overheating, increased consumption of fuel and vechicle movement is uneven;
  • the inclusion of part-time - even with the engine switched off it is difficult to transfer gear lever from one position to another.

When selecting the release bearing that failed, it is necessary to carry out taking into account the features of the vechicle and type of requested bearing. In order not to err, when choosing release clutch bearing, it is advisable to choose a bearing, which stood on the clutch system before the breakage. Moreover, professionals recommend not to skimp on such an important detail and not to do the replacement of rolling elements, but to install a new release bearing. Also, after replacing release bearing, pay attention to the handbrake rope ( "parking brake"), because after the manipulations with the vehicle clutch system handbrake cable is weakened and therefore tesnion force needs to be adjusted. The final stage of clutch release bearing replacement is its testing directly on the car - no strange sounds must accure when engine turned and clutch squeezed.

We would like to note that there is no important and unimportant details in the vechicle. Every bolt, screw or nut must always be placed correctly, because sooner or later, their absence could lead not just to a breakdown of the spare parts, but also to more tragic consequences. Every motorist knows that release bearing is one of the most important and most exposed spare part of the vechicle and still unknown methods to maximize its lifespan. And even if important aspects of the operation of release bearing were not taken into account and it went down, you shouldn’t worry about. Buy release bearing on ebearing.com.ua - online store of company Lvivpidshypnyk and go install this detail in your car, it’s easy and won’t make any difficulties.