kezwaldo

Right need some help from someone i had screeeching from my clutch,flywheel while lifting pedal to biting point somewhere so took it to mr clutch they fitted new clutch noise stopped for 5 days now its back even worse ....they said i had loads of life left in old clutch it may not of been the problem !!!!!!!!! so im £500 quid down in 5 days and car is no better some one has suggested it could be some thin plate between block and box any ideas anyone i really dont want to sell it but im really tempted to give up on this car now!!!!!!!!!!

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

I assume they replaced the clutch release bearing and preferably, the flywheel with a skimmed one?

JohnD

BrownPantsRacing

iTrader: (6)

Suspect it's an old worn flywheel. Always recommended to change the flywheel or have it skimmed when you do a clutch. Or as said above, did they change the release bearing? Would hope so!

kezwaldo

yes releae bearing was changed and flywheel skimmed i have just taken it back to MR CLUTCH in chelmsford and they seem to think its some plate?????????? they are stripping it back down to see what the problem is..i ws not a happy man when i went back but they have domne the decent thing and are looking into it!!!!!! its all a bit of a mystery

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

I don't know what plate they are on about as there isn't a plate of any description in there except the actual clutch plate.

Flywheel bolts onto the crank then the clutch bolts onto it with the release bearing in the centre and thats it apart from engine casing and gearbox housing there's bugger all else except the clutch release fork.

Sounds to me like they're telling porkies and they've not done something they're claiming to have done, whether that be the clutch plate, release bearing, or the skimming of the flywheel, but they have defo tried to have your pants down for a few quid.

They ARE talking crap.

kezwaldo

******* im fuming its made me fall out of love with my car ive had enough so it must be the clutrch plate they are talking about!! it has been fitted witha exedy clutch........looks like they have either fitted a bad clutch or not fully done there job properly some young kid had done the actual clutch for me .......apprentice maybe ........i dont care as long as its sorted but i can tell you one thing they wont get another penny from me !!!!!!!!!! i hope it gets sorted i dont want to get to the point of hating my car ......shes my pride and joy.

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Nothing to do with the car mate, places like Mr clutch pay peanuts so they get monkeys.

kezwaldo

thanks ditch you have made me feel a bit better they tried saying have you been driving hard!!!!!!!!! ive done 95 miles since they fitted even if i had thrashed it about which i didnt would a clutch last 95 miles if driven hard NO DONT THINK SO!!!!!!!!!!!! even if drove it like i stole it for 1 week id expect the clutch to remain in tact if it was new and fitted 5 days ago jesus christ!!!!!!!!!!!

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Somethings iffy for sure, they may have reused the pressure plate or thrust bearing or even the clutch, I always find it's best to get them to show you the old parts after and tell them you want to see the new ones too.

All this kind of **** is why i'm tooled up and DIY, saves a fortune and instead of spending money on labour i get shiny new tools.

kezwaldo

they showed me old clutch but for all i know that came from a nissan micra .............never see no pressure plate mate ??????????? i just hope i get her back today as they said ill kepp you posted on results

kezwaldo

ok so mr clutch have called and said there is nothing qrong with the clutch that they can see?????????? but they said the spigget bearing is seized????????????? any idea whet the hell they are going on about

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

lol you used a load of monkeys and had problems, collect the car and take it so someone who has an idea what they are doing.

why on earth you would take an impreza to these monkeys is beyond me.

kezwaldo

sorry mate i had no idea if they was rubbish or not im just asking can the sprigget bearing be the screeching noise????????????? i have paid them now £486 so i have no choice but to let them sort it as im low on money and i doubt they will refund me now!!!!!!!!! im dying here just want my car back nice and healthy!!!!!!! cant afford for someone else to repeat the process ............like i said i hope its this sprigget bearing!!!!!!!!!!!

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

bad luck mate for sure, but these monkeys are like kwik fit, ******* useless.

they obviously havent a clue what they are doing hence the fault, so letting them carry on messing it up surely wont help

kezwaldo

so would a spigot bearing being seized make the clutch screech on pull away????? this is what they havew now told me a seized spigot bearing is the origional issue

dj219957

do they mean the little bearing in the flywheel. they are £6 off of ebay.
adds a couple of minutes to the job.

kezwaldo

yes that is it ........im gonna be pissed if they try charge me for it or any more labour as surely its there fault for not inspecting it in the first place??????????? im just hoping it resolves the screeching on pull away or reverse cars fine once moving !!!!!!!!!!! surely if its seized as they say it cant be healthy and it would make some awful noises
..............

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Assuming the flywheel was off for skimming, pulling out the old bearing and pressing in the new one is not a long job. On some clutch kits the spigot bearing is part of the kit.

JohnD

kezwaldo

ok update car has been there 2 days and i EVENTUALLY got it back today after they told me come bk in 30 mins .........2 hours later im still weaiting they cant get gear lever into the box or some **** .....yeah ok eventually they did car drives fine ..........after i was told they had broken my gearbox oil dipstick in half!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i though ok shut happens!!!!!!!they are ordering me a new one ..............get 2 miles down road and i hear a metal rattling noise .......and then ching ching ching a piece of metal flys down the road AND YES THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT MY EXHAUST BRACKET BACK ON so now is y exhaust going to fall off MY £400 sti genome exhaust i may add UNREAL i cant believe this place the manager graham is sound as a pound but jesus sort the staff out !!!!!!!

Scoobysmeet

S#*t mate you really aren't having any luck
Thinks it's time you go and give them bothk barrels!

kezwaldo

mate honset i drive it and i feel ill never let it go but sometimes i just give up i feel ive just had some bad luck and mechanics!!!!!!!! its like me as a roofer to forget to put roof back on before a storm!!!!!!!!!!! my customer would be pissed lol........ i understand **** happens but not 5 times in a row!!!!!!!!!! i feel like i need to apologise to my bug for taking it to a butchers instead of a garage!!!!!!!! jesus !

kezwaldo

sorry for typing errors my fingers are faster than my keyboard and ancient laptop lol

kezwaldo

found this part laying in the road CHEERS !!!!!!!!!!! took it back and guy who did work said OH soory thats exhaust bracket????????? is it i dont know!!!!!!!!!??????????

Scoobysmeet

Don't know what bracket that is but your having real bad luck. I'm sure it must get sorted soon.

dazdavies

iTrader: (22)

That bracket is attached to the gear box and is where you bolt the exhaust to the car. Without that your exhaust will be bouncing all over the place.

speedflash

The flywheel/ spigot bearing should be inspected when fitting a clutch. if this was seized it would cause drag through the input shaft in the box. Did they skim your flywheel if so was it checked for balancing as a incorrect balanced flywheel will result in your main crankshaft bearings to fail.

dj219957

yep thats the down pipe bracket

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

Sorry to hear about your problem,but what I have always found hard to understand about these sort of threads,is that with all these first rate Subaru specialist about why do people still use these kinds of places(MR CLUTCH)for work to be done on there cars?SJ.

kezwaldo

its my fault pal i should of researched them a bit first and asked people on here what they thought i should do .i just thought as they did a good job on my gfs 206 gti and never hand the slightest bit of bother it was a good place to go it seems with subarus they are out of there depth!!!!!!!!!!

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

If I recall, Mr Clutch in Chelmsford was quite favoured by a number of Essex Scooby Crew members in the past? The terms 'Crew' and 'Mr Clutch' seem quite well matched?

JohnD