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« Reply #45 on: June 25, 2008, 07:58:05 PM »
shhhhhhh...it's pms i think...speak softly til his car is fixed
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« Reply #46 on: June 25, 2008, 08:29:05 PM »
Quote from: tdawnaz on June 25, 2008, 07:58:05 PM
shhhhhhh...it's pms i think...speak softly til his car is fixed
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« Reply #47 on: June 25, 2008, 09:41:34 PM »
i'm just playin...don't everyone go gettin all serious on me now...this is not the place for serious stuff...oh wait...yeh it is...but not right now...i can't know from nuthin...and i gots me a glass of wine and a puppy to feed in 45 min then i get to go to bed for 4 hours Smile

hey who locked this topic?? i'm trying to have a conversation here... tickedoff where the complaint department??
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« Reply #48 on: June 26, 2008, 08:11:28 AM »
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« Reply #49 on: June 26, 2008, 08:32:49 AM »
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« Reply #50 on: June 26, 2008, 09:15:00 AM »
If the clutch got hot enough to smoke, you better have them replace the rear main seal while they are in there replacing the clutch kit (drive plate, pressure plate and release bearing). And possibly the input shaft seal on the gearbox (transaxle). Chances are also pretty good that the flywheel will need to be replaced or resurfaced. It has taken a lot of abuse in those 50k miles. You may have to push them to get them to do all of that under the protection plan, but it needs to be done.

Just a bit of friendly advice from an ASE certified master auto technician.  Wink
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« Reply #51 on: June 26, 2008, 11:11:26 AM »
Quote from: philp on June 26, 2008, 09:15:00 AM
If the clutch got hot enough to smoke, you better have them replace the rear main seal while they are in there replacing the clutch kit (drive plate, pressure plate and release bearing). And possibly the input shaft seal on the gearbox (transaxle). Chances are also pretty good that the flywheel will need to be replaced or resurfaced. It has taken a lot of abuse in those 50k miles. You may have to push them to get them to do all of that under the protection plan, but it needs to be done.

Just a bit of friendly advice from an ASE certified master auto technician.  Wink
will i need  4  new tires and brake pads rotors as well as a new hamstring and wishbone too ?! :O 

Just like a salesman.. lol  Rolling Eyes
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« Reply #52 on: June 26, 2008, 01:18:43 PM »
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Just like a salesman.. lol  Rolling Eyes

I'm not trying to sell you anything. I'm just suggesting you get it fixed once. However, if you enjoy taking your car to the shop many times, I would never try to talk you out of it. Just keep in mind that neither the rear main seal nor the front gearbox seal can be replaced without removing the gearbox and it will already be out when they replace the clutch. Also keep in mind that no mechanic I know of gets paid for selling parts. Just labor.  Rolling Eyes
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« Reply #53 on: June 26, 2008, 02:45:57 PM »
Quote from: philp on June 26, 2008, 01:18:43 PM
I'm not trying to sell you anything. I'm just suggesting you get it fixed once. However, if you enjoy taking your car to the shop many times, I would never try to talk you out of it. Just keep in mind that neither the rear main seal nor the front gearbox seal can be replaced without removing the gearbox and it will already be out when they replace the clutch. Also keep in mind that no mechanic I know of gets paid for selling parts. Just labor.  Rolling Eyes
Hey, I would not have a problem with his continued visits. Money in the bank. Especially when things have to be continually be broke down. The m ore you take things apart and put them back togather the looser they all fit. Friction of the threads. But like I said, I made way more money on repairs instead of real jobs. Well it is that way in construction.

So repair, repair repair...$ $ $ $
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« Reply #54 on: June 26, 2008, 03:06:23 PM »
Quote from: .s1 on June 26, 2008, 11:11:26 AM
will i need  4  new tires and brake pads rotors as well as a new hamstring and wishbone too ?! :O 

Just like a salesman.. lol  Rolling Eyes

why u being all pissy...everyone is just trying to help...some with some friendly advice and others with hard core auto knowledge...remember u asked for the help...huh?and there is nothing in the title that says "only car mechanics...all others stay away"

so accet the friendly advice u asked for...everyone just wants to help what ever way they can. be nice dude Smile
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« Reply #55 on: June 27, 2008, 01:47:24 AM »
Quote from: tdawnaz on June 26, 2008, 03:06:23 PM
why u being all pissy...everyone is just trying to help...some with some friendly advice and others with hard core auto knowledge...remember u asked for the help...huh?and there is nothing in the title that says "only car mechanics...all others stay away"

so accet the friendly advice u asked for...everyone just wants to help what ever way they can. be nice dude Smile

Noones being pissy. Its comments like this one , with embedded personal feelings that make a forum turn from a forum, which its supposed to be .... to a chat room.  undecided Forums are posts within threads , within topics relating to a common cause. When you start giving pet names to people and start making posts more than they need to be and once again, incorporating feelings into them it becomes off-topic chat.   

-  The salesman thing was a joke, hence the  " lol Rolling Eyes "  yes, you are correct .. i did ask for advice, and about 15 posts back, the thread topic was solved, ended and closed.. Now its just continuous " replace this, replace that " . Seriously, its cool lol.  No oil leaks, no seals damaged, no repercussion other than less clutch peddle pressure, and possibly shorter clutch life , as previously stated.  Mabey on the older non-hydraulic clutches that may have been the kiss of death... or mabey i just got real lucky.  Mad  Either way, its pretty much ok, ive got 800 miles on the car since the incident and still running strong ( well as strong as a 2.2 liter can be )  with a lil bit of jerk here and there when letting off the accelerator after long trips.
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« Reply #56 on: June 27, 2008, 06:50:48 AM »
I recommended pushing them to replace the seals because often times excessive heat can cause problems down the road (no pun intended). The seals probably aren't leaking now, but in a couple thousand miles they may be. In my experience as a mechanic, people don't understand that after the fact. But if I recommend a certain part while I'm doing a job, and they decline it at that time, then they can't complain when that part fails soon afterward.

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« Reply #57 on: June 27, 2008, 11:30:18 AM »
Quote from: .s1 on June 27, 2008, 01:47:24 AM
Noones being pissy. Its comments like this one , with embedded personal feelings that make a forum turn from a forum, which its supposed to be .... to a chat room.  undecided Forums are posts within threads , within topics relating to a common cause. When you start giving pet names to people and start making posts more than they need to be and once again, incorporating feelings into them it becomes off-topic chat. 

uh muh dear i believe this was a personal question about a personal problem...and if u think about it every question in here is personal about a personal problem on some level...and the personal side of this forum is what makes this forum different from the rest...everyone cares...i was saying be nice...
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« Reply #59 on: June 27, 2008, 12:09:40 PM »
Quote from: Coknuck on June 27, 2008, 11:54:18 AM

attle teach you to burn that clutch eh  2funny 2funny 2funny 2funny
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