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Friend's MR's reverse just went out???

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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Friend's MR's reverse just went out???

ok weird situation...friend has a MR brand new.
he was driving it down a small street at a pretty steady speed up to 2nd, busted a U turn at a normal rate of speed, then all of a sudden his car died out like it was stalling or something, then smoke came outta his engine bay smelling like clutch. He was near a curb so tried to put it in reverse, at first it wouldnt go in, then he got it into reverse, but when he did, it just revved like it was a toasted clutch, but when he puts it in first, it moves. its just his reverse, doubt its syncros cuz it engages
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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Has he ever driven a manual car before?
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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yes what could prob me
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:28 PM
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Sounds like a broken clutch disc..Tell him to take it to the dealer and raise some real hell, mabye get some free factory options for his inconvienence.
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Sounds like a broken clutch disc..Tell him to take it to the dealer and raise some real hell, mabye get some free factory options for his inconvienence.
What he said ^
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:10 AM
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sounds like a clutch to me..maybe he was burning the hell out of it before and it was just its time to finally go out...or maybe its a defective part, take it to the dealership
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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well, after i got my clutch installed, my reverse start to make a freaking clunking noise.
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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stock evo clutches just suck plain and simple.
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by FstApexEvo
stock evo clutches just suck plain and simple.
There are MORE sucky drivers than there are sucky stock clutches...IMHO...

Brent
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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u sure ur friend didnt take his brand new MR and had alil TOO much fun? lol
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BLiu
There are MORE sucky drivers than there are sucky stock clutches...IMHO...
+1
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BLiu
There are MORE sucky drivers than there are sucky stock clutches...IMHO...

Brent
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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what's up with all this +1 +2...
+3 here
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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I vote that your friend is t3h suk @ the drivin' ...
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