Suzuki Club UK

Just took dog for a walk sj was fine driving up there no unusual noises ect. finish the walk and go to set off and i can hear a very slight humming coming from under the gear stick area, when i engage the clutch it stops, release it and it starts again, whilst i was driving it wasnt making the noise that im aware but when i stop and release the clutch (park up) it starts again, like i say only a very faint humming noise but it wasnt happening when i left. anybody have any clue what this could be at all? or reckon its nothing to worry about??

read online it could be a input shaft bearing? or some sort of bearing?

u got any oil in the gear box/ trans box?

Sounds like the thrust bearing to me.
They aren't massively difficult to change and it can be done with basic tools.
You have to undo the gearbox, slide it back and you can gain access to the bearing

Forget about it until its so loud you can't ignore it any more.

dan_2k_uk wrote:Forget about it until its so loud you can't ignore it any more.

Ha ha, I agree with this one.

Jordi wrote:

dan_2k_uk wrote:Forget about it until its so loud you can't ignore it any more.

Ha ha, I agree with this one.

Agree mine had a whine for a good few years and was never a problem

Be careful though as if you ignore it till it gets too loud you may well find that it was the fly wheel dancing around the bell housing the whole time.....

going to get a bloke i know to have listen, he's quite good at diagnosing things but i think may be the bearing...


will there ever be a day when someone has got an sj with no problems haha ????

No they all have different problems!!!
Last time my thrust bearing went it didn't take long to go from humming to screaming!!!
It's possibly the least pleasant noise my truck as ever made!