I took my 04 6 speed in because the clutch was making a popping noise when I pushed the pedal in and when I release it. I also am getting a buring smell that smells like the clutch is burning. I have been driving manual transmissions for 25 years so it is not like I don't know how to release the clutch without burning it up.

The dealer looked at it a confirmed the symptoms. They called Mazda's Tech line for advice. The tech line told them to remove the starter to see if the flywheel was loose. I am not sure what else they looked for. They found nothing wrong (no loose flywheel) so they just said this was normal.

I am dissapointed but at least I have it on record for when it breaks. Anyone else have a similar situation?

 

might read this thread. note post # 5....

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=clutch+broken

hope this helps.

beers

 

Well, I found out the hard way that the clutch is warranted for only 12K miles. Not sure what your mileage is, but keep this in mind...

 

Only 10,000 miles when I brought the problem to there attention. If it breaks it probably won't be an issue of wear.