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DB Sir, please check this thread and comment if the replacement parts in the front wheel are as per your suggestion. I dont think they are.

Meanwhile the upper arm mountings were replaced last week at a cost of Rs. 370, it will be attributed to extremely bad and pot holed roads in Gurgaon and in Surajkund on approach to the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.

Took a Can of WD40 and gave the wheels a generous spray,on the inner side,as given in the picture on the previous page.
Result-Issue fixed clap:

DB Sir, I guess it should be the rivets of friction plate.

My reason for asking was different. If the fork has a return spring, it should pull the release bearing clear. ie not turning 100% of the time at engine rpm.

Anyway, going to Assam tomorrow (and so will be off the forum for some time also). If not the Thar, enough Boleros around there to take a look-see.

Lots of things in the clutch assembly/ bell housing which will which can make a noise. One needs to separate the buzzes/ rattles (which are not rpm dependent, but can have resonance peaks) from ones which have 1:1 correspondense with rpm. The Thar clutch noise:- was assuming it was rpm related, but would now like confirmation from those who have it.

@narendra.vw: Under no load condition, it is likely that some of the springs will not be compressed. But centrifugal force should push it against the outer part of its slot. I think the Thar owners are complaining of a noise much louder than the buzz a loose in slot spring will cause. And though it is turning with the engine, this noise should not be 1:1 with rpm.

Regards
Sutripta

Wanted to add that this is priceless advice, but time limit was up!

Regards
Sutripta

Sir,

I'm surprised by this recommendation. The Yokos and Maxiss seems to be this forum's favourites.

Since my jeep spends more time on highways and a OTR once in two months, would you recommend the jk elanzo tyres for this type of usage?

Regarding Release Bearing, if it is defective, sound appears when clutch is depressed (when in contact with the pressure plate).
Centrifugal force while Idling is not sufficient for the springs. Try to increase the rpm & then check.
If constant sound is heard, it’s gears mesh problem related.
One more information needed. Does the sound comes in cold start or normal temp start. This Info is the most important.

No it doesn't.
Only comes after the thar has run a fair bit of kilometers.

Following details limit my experience.
From your feed back, if sound appears only when engine is heated up then It’s definitely from the gearbox.
To find out, drain the gearbox oil & fill it with higher grade oil. Run the car for few km until temp touches normal(Note Initially gear shifting will be Sticky),.check for the sound. If the sound is not audible then I’m afraid it’s counter gear bearing or gear itself.
Solution, go back to recommended GB oil & add good quality GB Additive liberally(Meaning, bit more than necessary). This will help in some way or live with it. Omega I recommend if you can get one .

Went to the AAC again.

This time the electrician was there. Took the vehicle for a test drive and the constant clicking sound in the relay was detected again.

The diagnosis was that the AC switch was faulty, something touching was triggering the AC relay constantly.

Left the Thar there and after one day it was delivered to me.

Drove it a short bit ( about 6 km ) to the office today with the AC running and the sound seems to have disappeared.

The AAC got the vehicle dropped at home last evening as a courtesy.

Are the Elanzo Supra tires HT or AT tires? There's no mention of it on the web either. How are they compared to tires that are advertised as AT?

Pardon my ignorance, but what kind of failure are we talking about?

Great! Glad this worked. But as DB sir pointed out, its just a temporary measure for both of us.

True that the sound is very much audible when idling after a long drive.
But I sense that there is a difference when I press and release the clutch pedal just after cold start too.
Its like, there's something already present during cold conditions that gets amplified after engine gets heated up.
Akshay, could you check this out? Listen carefully after the first start of engine.

Shahid bhai, I think I too have noticed the constant clicking when AC is on. I should get it checked out too. Hope your issue is resolved.
I shall get you the close up pics of HT this weekend!

-Vimal

They are not branded as AT but I have used them off road where that have performed commendably. I had seen them on DB sirs 521 n took d plunge and have not regretted. Most importantly ur GC is also up by almost 10mm so that's good n they are cheap as compared to any other tire in this size by almost 2-2.5k per tyre

Hi Vimal,

I checked on a cold start,and my thar idles like it should.
No change in sound before or after depressing the clutch.

DB Sir,
Strange things keep cropping up in the Thar.

Look at the picture below.

From where does the coolant come out and spill on the driver side running footboard just below the RHS door ?:Frustrati

Hi,
Checked out a Thar in Assam. Did not have the kind of noise being discussed here, but then I drove it for around 7 Km only. So really no first hand comments on the noise.

The release bearing fork does not have a return spring! (at least not external). So release bearing is on all the time.

Re: noise: I suggest instead of speculating, you contact DB directly. I have a feeling he cannot say certain things on an open forum, but am sure will guide you on a one to one basis.

Regards
Sutripta