Hi guys,
I just got back from my local service place I take my '89 SC to, and I suspect they're trying to screw me over and I need some real opinions from the experts instead of the clowns at the auto shop.
My car is a 5-speed, and last year had the slave cylinder and clutch replaced, and after that no problems. Over the past couple of months however, the clutch has gotten to the point where it lets out very gradually and the car has very little thrust off the start...like if I'm starting on an uphill, I have to really rev the engine and let the clutch out fast just to get going basically. Also, it is very hard to put the car into gear, specifically when it's been sitting cold overnight or something. I leave it in first overnight, and in the morning I have to basically force it out of first and it kind of clunks, and then once it's in neutral at that point, it's very difficult to get back into any gear...I have to push the shifter hard toward any of the gears for up to two minutes sometimes before it'll push into one. Also, when I'm driving, the problem is way less severe, but it still does not go smoothly into gear....I have to push it pretty hard, rather than it sliding in.
So, I take it to this repair place today who did the clutch and slave cylinder last year, and they say that it's going to be 7 hours labor and $630(canadian) just to take the entire transmission out to find out what the problem is. Then, on top of that, I'll still have to pay for fixing/replacing whatever the problem turns out to be!!! Does this not sound ridiculous to anyone else? They need to take the transmission out for 7 hours to figure this problem out? Last year when they fixed the slave cylinder and clutch there was no big thing like this...they just fixed it. Anyways, I told them I can't afford that right now and I'm going to pick the car up.
Now can anyone suggest based on what I described what the problem is, or whether or not what the service place suggested needs to be done? I trust you guys way more than I trust them!!
Thanks!!!!
I just got back from my local service place I take my '89 SC to, and I suspect they're trying to screw me over and I need some real opinions from the experts instead of the clowns at the auto shop.
My car is a 5-speed, and last year had the slave cylinder and clutch replaced, and after that no problems. Over the past couple of months however, the clutch has gotten to the point where it lets out very gradually and the car has very little thrust off the start...like if I'm starting on an uphill, I have to really rev the engine and let the clutch out fast just to get going basically. Also, it is very hard to put the car into gear, specifically when it's been sitting cold overnight or something. I leave it in first overnight, and in the morning I have to basically force it out of first and it kind of clunks, and then once it's in neutral at that point, it's very difficult to get back into any gear...I have to push the shifter hard toward any of the gears for up to two minutes sometimes before it'll push into one. Also, when I'm driving, the problem is way less severe, but it still does not go smoothly into gear....I have to push it pretty hard, rather than it sliding in.
So, I take it to this repair place today who did the clutch and slave cylinder last year, and they say that it's going to be 7 hours labor and $630(canadian) just to take the entire transmission out to find out what the problem is. Then, on top of that, I'll still have to pay for fixing/replacing whatever the problem turns out to be!!! Does this not sound ridiculous to anyone else? They need to take the transmission out for 7 hours to figure this problem out? Last year when they fixed the slave cylinder and clutch there was no big thing like this...they just fixed it. Anyways, I told them I can't afford that right now and I'm going to pick the car up.
Now can anyone suggest based on what I described what the problem is, or whether or not what the service place suggested needs to be done? I trust you guys way more than I trust them!!
Thanks!!!!