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Does a dealer have any obligation when something is out of warranty and there is a TSB? I wish they published this stuff so we can take care of it before this kind of trouble. Peace Bruce in Philly
No. A Technical Service Bulletin is a documented repair process.
TSBs use to be well documented and organized by Loren on Renntech.org. Not sure if it still is.
Kev! Crap. Sorry to hear about this. At least it wasn't the clutch or flywheel like we talked about. Did you already order the part and are you DIYing?
How did you find out about the TSB?
Hey LexVan. Where do you/would you go for indie trans and engine work around Chicago?
If aside form the tow your repair was only $120 then I'm glad that was the extent of the damage.
I think this is a symptom of a failing pressure plate. I've had random spurts of really hard clutch pedal action - more effort than even my '92 Talon with a 2400 lb pressure plate.
What really grinds my gears (no pun intended), is that there are supposed to be only 20k miles on this clutch. I have no idea how the previous owner drove the car, but it's pretty frustrating.
I've heard that these Sachs clutches seem to fail pretty regularly. My fathers Z3M needs a new clutch at 29,000 miles.
I think this is a symptom of a failing pressure plate. I've had random spurts of really hard clutch pedal action - more effort than even my '92 Talon with a 2400 lb pressure plate.