the_josher

Man...

It was a normal day getting off the freeway, my car was driving pretty smooth as usual...

I'm at a light waiting for the green. The light changes and I press down on the clutch and then...

CRACK!!

Something goes off down below.. I'm freaking out at this point...

Now my pedal feels awkward and unstable when I shift.. and an hour later it starts to make these "creeeekkking" noise whenever I shift. I think my springs may have broke..

Anybody know what this might be..

paulmasoner

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search 'clutch pedal bracket', and find CRH(charles r hill)

EDIT: CRH to the rescue!!

Charles R. Hill

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The welds on your clutch pedal broke and it is a rather common, though unacceptable, situation that seems to happen on cars that have the factory clutch, around 50K miles, and even quicker on cars with H.D. pressure plates. It is a warranty item. I am building a bracket that will help prevent this but my machinist needs a little encouragement to keep the project rolling. Once I get a working prototype I have a close friend I can count on who will mass-produce them for me and we can all be happy. I get back into MI next week and I'll get on it right away. A lot of people want this so I need to put it ahead of a few other things.

BTW, have your pedal assembly replaced by the dealer asap or your transmission will start to grind and possibly suffer damage.

the_josher

wow thank you so much for the help. I just reached 50k that was on the dot. Thanks for the info and pm about the new brackets

the_josher

thanks again for the look out, I was really freaked out when it happened, I started messing around with the clutch cuz I thought I could fix it myself (loose screws or something like that). I'm going to the dealer first thing tomorrow. Appreciate the help.

Those of you reaching 50k prepare thyselves

expo1

I am at 106,000 miles and waiting to give Charles money for this item. So far my OEM clutch pedal is working, but with my current ACT setup his fix is something I want to install ASAP.

ken-x8

Also '06 models. And, according to the Mazda USA web site, '07 and '08 models come with a 60/60 drivetrain warranty, even though the bumper-to-bumper is shorter.

The powertrain warranty is pretty much engine, transmission and rear end. The only clutch part they list is the pressure plate.

Ken

the_josher

I will be more than willing to pay for the bracket

the_josher

it was covered by more warranty (next month it expires) thanks for the help and update about bracket

nycgps

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Anybody has the picture of the *broken bracket* ?

Cuz my car is in the dealership right now, the bracket was moving left and right *CRH should know what Im talking about*, I told the dealership guys that it had some hard shift problem. he was like if its not warranty covered then I have to pay 115 for diagnostic fee ~~~~ screw that.

maybe have them replace the whole tranny alltogether (cuz I have a problem shifting from 1st to 2nd too)

I want to print it and show them what I was talking about.

I have a feeling that they're waiting on Mazda's reply on *how should they deal with the issue*

nycgps

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I will try to find that pic.

*sigh* , lets just hope that the techs will actually fix whatever I asked them to ... without any money outa my pocket of course

the best would be, replace the tranny and clutch bracket all together.

oh wait, i just remember. I have the SS clutch hose there ... will they blame it for clutch bracket/Tranny failure ?

8is>enuff

They covered mine even though I had an ACT clutch and pressure plate installed, though they did the installation.

Here's that other thread - https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/aftermarket-clutch-bracket-assembly-107803/

nycgps

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Yeah I just found the thread.

Hmm. how Im wondering, is the Autoexe Brace for the Clutch, or for the Brake ?

savedol said its for brakes. but no matter how many times I look at the picture. It still looks like its for the clutch.

I dont know. Maybe its time for someone to find out (maybe me ...)

nycgps

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I just remember when I was in Hong Kong I got an issue of Option Magazine, they introduce(more like ADs ...) about Autoexec's products. Im gonna scan it in now.

nycgps

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Yeah, savedol is right. Its for Brake.



Hmm , I got the mag for so long but I never really read it.

Autoexe MasterVAC brace:

"Its a Master Cylinder product, but the concept is completely unique. First it has 2 metal piece to support the Power drum and pump bolts area, in order to lower the *back pressure* from braking. Then there are another 2 metal piece to secure the Power Drum, in order to get rid of the *pressure* going the outside. It can help to get rid of the *fluffy* feeling when braking."

nycgps

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Hmm, it saids that the Autoexe Clutch cover has 11.76kN pressure power. Is that KiloNewton ?????

err ... thats a lot of ....

Aluminum Alloy FW, Clutch is made of Copper and high fiction material.

I wonder how this sucker will do for streets use. I have a feeling its going to be a leg killer.