Loud hissing sound when pressing the clutch pedal

[Kneale Brownson]

Sandpapering, belt squealing, next it'll be a metal-on-metal squeal like a brake pad with no lining material left and when you take it apart, some of the pieces will look like:  http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/65751129

Andrew <elms88 at gmail.com> wrote:  >
> > Also, this would make it totally unrelated with the hydraulic
> > problem that
> > the clutch seems to have as the clutch cylinder had air inside. Is
> > it just a
> > mere coincidence?
>
> Yes.
>
> If the noise can be better described as a "sandpaper" noise than a
> hissing, Yes.
> BTDT many times.


The noise is indistinguishable, at least to my ears, from the typical sound
of a worn out (and/or poorly tensioned) alternator belt that makes this
prolonged squeaky noise on those humid mornings in old cars and continues
squeaking for a while or even never stops until replaced.
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