What's causing a noise to come from my Nissan Micra's clutch when starting?

I have a Nissan Micra Twister, S-reg (1998 model) manual, 1.0-litre engine. When I start it, pressing down the clutch pedal (whether in neutral or in gear), the pedal feels some resistance and engine produces sound like a worn bearing. After a few seconds, the sound disappears and everything works fine. The car is running absolutely fine, other than this starting noise.

Asked on 15 July 2010 by mh_rzwn

Answered by Honest John

It's probably rust on the clutch release bearing that quickly grinds itself off. But look on our car-by-car breakdown. There was another problem with Micra clutches.

Tags: rust noise starting problem clutches

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