Ok for most of you that have read the *my luck* thread i have, i was wondering what are some ways a clutch install can be done to make it go out. In my last post i said that the dealer told me thers no way you can mess up a clutch install and have it go bad, me not having much knowledge on clutches and installation i did not say much, so im just wanting to know whay they could have done to mess up my clutch. It was only about 40 mins of normal none abussive driving that the clutch went out, now the dealer wants me to pay for the labor of another clutch install. ive already purchased a new clutch and will be here monday so i need some different ways it could be done so i can tell them to maybe make them warrenty the labor. oh and one last question.- i also had them install my proactlight flywheel. the dealer said the clutch is in pieces when they looked into the housing but hadnt looked at the flywheel. so i dont know if the flywheel is busted also. it shouldnt be should it? i know i could probly lose it if they say i need to buy a new flywheel aslo.

 

PM a guy on here buy the name of Charles R. Hill, ask me about installing the clutch and if they dont blead something right when they install it the clutch peddle will go down to the floor=no clutch. Not good.
-Gil

 

so if they dont bleed it right it can ruin the clutch when driven?

 

No. From what I was told the clutch peddle will just go down and not come back up. So you cant shift right? Its happen to other members on here. Search it up man.

 

well i am getting pictures im going monday to take them b/c clutchmasters is going to reinburse me for the clutch if i send them pictures

 

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Good list, but not complete. How about not tightening the pressure plate bolts evenly and to the right torque? Dropping the disc or plate and not cleaning it? Handling either with dirty hands?

My personal favorite is the belief that the way to lube the pilot bearing is to put some wheel bearing grease in the hole before driving it home.

Ken

 

Good help is hard to find

 

anyone know if the rx8 clutch is push or pull?

 

Push.

 

clutch install on this car is pretty easy.... but I wouldn't doubt that someone could find a way to screw it up though.

First thing I would check is the brake fluid level in the reservoir. If there is a leak in the slave cylinder or they didn't tighten the bleed screw all the way it should be down to empty at this point. When doing a clutch bleed if there is a leak the pedal will go all the way to the floor.

What did it feel like when you drove it? Was the disengagement point at about the same place in the pedal motion?

If it felt like you had to press down more to get the clutch to disengage or if you had to barely press it in, then that is a case for the piston being mis adjusted.

If heard a rattling or a vibration in the pedal or the shifter then probably something came loose hopefully it would be just a pressure plate bolt that was mistightened.

If the clutch exploded then it is likely that the springs popped out or shattered in which case the flywheel and the clutch are probably shredded with gouges too big to resurface.

The bearing is pretty beefy, unlikely that it will shatter. Could be bent throwout forks, or bent pressure plate fingers.

 

Also was the flywheel installed properly? If they didn't install it correctly it could have been pressed on out of square and worn through your clutch.

40 minutes with a new clutch? Not possible for you to screw it up. It really makes me mad that some dealer is trying to tell you they didn't mess up something that lasted less than an hour of driving. They need to replace it properly at their cost and then you need to start going to a new dealer. No way!!