i've noticed a squeel when depressing the clutch pedal quite frequently over the last few thousand miles. it sounds like something could be flexing and making the noise, like the sound an office chair makes when you lean back in it. not sure though. does something need greasing or the whole pedal assembly possibly getting ready to snap? anyone try the clutch pedal reinforcement kit? (i forget by who). this issue isn't covered by the 100k powertrain warranty is it?

 

OK.. I just posted on a thread where you asked if disconnecting the battery resets your PCM and I let it go without flaming.
But this... come on now... this is another known fact/issue.
Are you being serious?

 

Search my friend.
But yes this is a tell tale sign of soon to snap. Mine is getting bad so I'm welding it up saturday

 

And................no it won't be covered by warranty.

Is the search button broken?

If it does end up breaking on you, please search for the thread about reporting it and do report it.

Awwwww..........the hell with it..................use this if it does break!

FOR THOSE WHO GOT A BROKEN CLUTCH PEDAL !

Please report your case to NHTSA at

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm

Because under normal driving condition, a clutch bracket should NOT break. and imagine if you're in the middle of highway speed, the bracket gave up and locked you in gear and you need to brake fast ...

 

simmer, don't flame, MR.: MY POST COUNT IS 4000+ SO I KNOW EVERYTHING.

 

^no you dont

sounds like your clutch pedal is going to snap on you, its an easy fix and i recommend not going to the dealership, because even if you do, you are still left with the same design clutch pedal that you had on there to begin with, just newer. Thus resulting in failure in the future...

you can take the clutch pedal out your self, if i remember correctly i has something like 4 bolts and 2 connectors, undo that and the pedal assembly should pop right out. Now for about 20 bucks you can take it to a welding shop ( im pretty and shop that knows welding will do it) and have them weld more spots around the bracket...

 

heres my thread, if you look down on the first page, there is a pic of where the bracket breaks, the squeaking is not a good sign

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/dozer-needs-help-cluth-feeling-loose-177531/

 

Jon is one of the most patient and informative gents here and he knows a great deal. If even he gets exasperated it speaks volumes. A simple search on "clutch" ....

 

i dont know jon

 

Or Jack But you know a fair amount about changing coils.

 

Dozer doesn't know Jon?

Dozer.... = fail?

 

LOL JK, i know em both

 

Wow... you sure are a sensitive and fragile one.
If you got this upset with what I posted, be prepared for worse if you continue to ask these questions that have been discussed numerous times here.
Other members here (with higher post counts too) are known to be a lot more vocal than I was.
Anyway... good luck with the squeaking clutch.

 

geee, thanks fellow rx8 club member.

 

hope you dont have a hard to find problem..

it might be brutal...

if the search here does not help you, type in what you want and add rx8..

likely you will end up here with lots of threads to search..

hey but what do i know..

beers

 

Basically, your clutch pedal is going to snap.

You'll get in another accident, be pissed off at the car, etc.

Get a bracket, or get someone to weld it.

Stop being condescending when people are trying to show you the way, there's probably 3 active threads right now on this very topic.

 

ok, thanks. will do. i can weld it. thanks dozer for the pic. i don't always have alot of time to search because i have to use the internet at the library. unemployment = no internet. looking for a job online here now. i will always use the search from now on.

 

Ourisman Mazda replaced cylinder for clutch
That revealed master cylinder is bad.
OM replaced master cylinder
revealed that clutch weld broke, leading to these problems.

I'm looking at $1400+ in repairs.

 

Mine started squeeking during summer and now it's gone ._.
Still better to weld early than taking chances..