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There goes my baby, towed off to the dealership. :(
The clutch started feeling funny last night, not coming back up all the way after being depressed, like it would come up half way, hesitate, then pop up the rest of the way. Today it started again, so I called the dealership, and then just as I hung up with themm the clutch went flat to the floor and didn't come back up. :icon_no2: I kind of pulled it up with my toes and it seemed fine, then it did it again. So out came the tow truck. I won't hear anything until Monday. And in the meantime I'm driving my daughter's Saturn. lol I have 49,731 miles on the car, so the warranty is not quite up, but the Mazda guy said clutch stuff is not covered anyway, like brakes aren't. Anybody got a clue what I'm in for here? Is this going to be one of those $700 heart attacks? :sad: |
Now would be the perfect time to get a better clutch. There are cheaper, and better, altrnatives than the dealer.
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Makes sense... but the car's at the dealer already so unless I can call them and tell them to put in something else (which I doubt they'll do) I probably missed that opportunity! :(
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Originally Posted by Stenobeth
(Post 3542507)
There goes my baby, towed off to the dealership. :(
The clutch started feeling funny last night, not coming back up all the way after being depressed, like it would come up half way, hesitate, then pop up the rest of the way. Today it started again, so I called the dealership, and then just as I hung up with themm the clutch went flat to the floor and didn't come back up. :icon_no2: I kind of pulled it up with my toes and it seemed fine, then it did it again. So out came the tow truck. I won't hear anything until Monday. And in the meantime I'm driving my daughter's Saturn. lol I have 49,731 miles on the car, so the warranty is not quite up, but the Mazda guy said clutch stuff is not covered anyway, like brakes aren't. Anybody got a clue what I'm in for here? Is this going to be one of those $700 heart attacks? :sad: |
Dealer clutch job cost:
1216.17 for my car... 500 labor 650 parts 18.54 misc 1169.32 sub total 46.85 tax Total 1216.17 This was done at the local mazda dealer. |
oh crap. I'm dead :(
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Originally Posted by Stenobeth
(Post 3542605)
oh crap. I'm dead :(
Most good independents can do the job for a lot less. |
You made me quit lurking and make an account finally! There is a TSP on this I think. Something about clutch release. So that thing about it not being covered is wrong probably.
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I love you Vash :) lol
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In case it's not obvious, I'm "just" a girl, I can't bleed master valves or cylinders or whatever, and the car has already been towed to the dealer, so I'm pretty much at their mercy. Even if I knew where else to take it, which I don't, I can't get it there unless I get it towed again... I have skills but not ones to help me with clutch stuff. lol
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Originally Posted by Stenobeth
(Post 3542617)
I love you Vash :) lol
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Thanks, I'll find it and print it and take it to the dealer. I've been pretty happy with Faulkner in Philly, so I'm going to try to stay positive and hope for the best (or at least reasonably affordable!)
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if its just the slave cylinder that would be easy ... for ppl with a lift, it takes no more than 30 minutes to replace. then maybe another 15 minutes to bleed everything. and the part is cheap too.
But I have a feeling they gonna ask you to replace everything *clutch yada yada yada* |
Originally Posted by GeorgiaBII
(Post 3542600)
Dealer clutch job cost:
1216.17 for my car... 500 labor 650 parts 18.54 misc 1169.32 sub total 46.85 tax Total 1216.17 This was done at the local mazda dealer. at local shop For Labor, 350 the most (any shop can replace a Maunal Transmission clutch, not like this is GR6 kind of tranny) Parts, 400 bux the MOST, includes everything too. and no tax ... shhhhh :) |
Originally Posted by nycgps
(Post 3542639)
thats highway robbery.
at local shop For Labor, 350 the most (any shop can replace a Maunal Transmission clutch, not like this is GR6 kind of tranny) Parts, 400 bux the MOST, includes everything too. and no tax ... shhhhh :) but then again I didn't pay for it. The previous owner did. I can have the RX8 tranny out in less than an hour and the flywheel off to the machine shop. Back in takes about 2 hours plus another 30 min for final checks. It's just not THAT hard a job. |
are you sure the bracket didnt break?
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No, I'm not sure of anything! I just know I was in the dealer Thursday to swap out a bad LED, which they didn't even charge me, then the next day the clutch felt funny but I thought maybe it was because I was driving with flipflops on for the first time this season. lol Then today it was definitely weird. When my Integra did this, the clutch pedal just flopped onto the floor and stayed there. With the 8, it kind of slammed down on the floor, but then I could lift it up and it kinda snapped back into position. I just have no clue, wish I did.
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Go back to diagnosis and reject the original finding. http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-06-1641a.pdf
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Hey! I drive an auto!!!
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
(Post 3543145)
Good call, Dozer, I am glad you have actually read and comprehended what BHR has said FOR YEARS.
The rest of you douchebags who are aware of the "Broken Clutch Pedal" issue (presented to you by yours truly) ought to be ashamed of yourselves for having wasted the OP's time by telling her anything other than to get a new clutch pedal assembly and have it reinforcement-welded. |
Originally Posted by ShellDude
(Post 3543153)
Hey! I drive an auto!!!
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
(Post 3543145)
Good call, Dozer, I am glad you have actually read and comprehended what BHR has said FOR YEARS.
The rest of you douchebags who are aware of the "Broken Clutch Pedal" issue (presented to you by yours truly) ought to be ashamed of yourselves for having wasted the OP's time by telling her anything other than to get a new clutch pedal assembly and have it reinforcement-welded. She asked what a clutch job costs. It was answered. The only douche I see in this thread is you. |
Originally Posted by Jedi54
(Post 3543158)
nobody's perfect.
;) So much for it being funny... CRH you can call me a douche any day! :yumyum: |
YAY, my VIN definitely is lower than that cited in the TSB. So there's hope that this is covered after all? Or, actually, more than hope... expectation? Woohoo! :)
It was really interesting reading the TSB (thanks Vash!) because it describes exactly what happened. It mentions hot temperatures, and this started as I was driving three solid hours in stop-and-go traffic, and the free play is exactly what happened, the the difficulty in disengaging. Gotta love this forum for all the info and, um, interesting way it's presented! Thanks everyone! I'll post an updated after I get word from the dealer. |
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