Mirage 2014, grinding noise/burning smell/ clutch linkage broken? ... SOLVED!

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Originally Posted by foama

Without being able to actually look at the car, this has me stumped.

Since you want to take a long drive, I would have it checked out before leaving, better than getting stuck in the sticks somewhere in nowhere...

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Get a friend to accelerate in tight circles while you are near the ground in the middle of the radius. Youd be amazed how different a location can sound when outside compared to in.

For the rubber smell, buy a 5lb extinguisher and ignore it until it becomes worse, or better. What type of dirt? Damp loam smells horrible on exhaust.

Solved! the burning smell has mostly gone away. I have no idea what it was really from. The grinding noise was a wheel bearing issue. it was not making a rumble noise at highway speeds, only when accelerating at low speeds or turning to the left! very odd and thank you to everyone that helped!

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Originally Posted by QueenKlumper

Solved! the burning smell has mostly gone away. I have no idea what it was really from. The grinding noise was a wheel bearing issue. it was not making a rumble noise at highway speeds, only when accelerating at low speeds or turning to the left! very odd and thank you to everyone that helped!

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Thanks for the update. Good luck and safe travels on your 20 hour road trip! Let us know your mpg's!

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Originally Posted by QueenKlumper

The grinding noise was a wheel bearing issue.

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Good to know. Did you replace the bad bearing?