Hi guys I recently had a clutch done and there was some slippage, I have it back at the shop now. The shop says that grease and input shaft are to blame and not their fault and it wasn't touched during install. I'm looking at full job all over again and nothing will be covered. Am I crazy or is this likely an install issue? Any other reasons for the input shaft to suddenly leak on a new clutch? I'd like to keep the shop and clutch manufacturer anonymous as we're still trying to settle this.

 

Sounds sketch to me. There isn't any grease in the trans..... could just be a lingo mistake or something. If it was me I would request to send the trans to a 3rd party for tear down and inspection. If the seal is bad you cover the cost. If it's fine they eat the cost. If there are signs of damage from install, they can also eat the cost of repairing that.

 

they probably liberally greased it like in some videos on youtube

 

Photos from teardown last week. Says input shaft is bent and isn't seated correctly.

 

Lawyer up, IMO that 100% sounds like damage from install.

 

Original job from March. Difficult for me to prove any fault, would like to remain amicable. I'd really just like for them to take care of this but they're not taking any responsibility.

 

are we looking at the seal not seated properly?

 

Lemme guess, they are pointing the finger at the clutch MFG, clutch mfg is shaking their heads and pointing it back at the shop. Meanwhile, you're stuck in the middle and likely will be stuck with the bill. That is, unless you get a lawyer. The way it works in Murica is you sue everyone and let god sort it out.

 

Yeah getting bounced, nobody has any idea how the input shaft failed.

Reply from clutch manufacturer:
I don't know what could have caused that, but if they hung the gearbox on the clutch while installing it bad enough to unseat the input shaft. The clutch disc would be bent very badly and would be noticeable for someone looking at the disc.

 

You have a stock (ish?) evoX, the input shaft is not bent. That literally doesn't happen.

I've also never seen the input seal start leaking and I've done many many EvoX clutches. Something is ****y.

At worst, take the car somewhere else. Don't pay the same shop to **** it up twice.

 

My evo has a protune with ets high flow cat, 314hp/tq wheel done at same shop as the clutch. They've been pretty good there. At this point the issue is mostly money being wasted. I realize **** happens and sometimes nobody is to blame. I feel that shipping the trans somewhere or flatbed the car away with the clutch in the trunk to an unknown mechanic doesn't save me money, time or stress and this same thing could potentially happen all over again somewhere else. I got a response from the clutch manufacturer that just about sums everything up here:

I'll wait and see how it plays out. Sure in a perfect world a lawyer comes and saves me but the reality is a little different, and it sucks lol. But I'll let my voice be heard by the dozen remaining evo gurus here and maybe someone could help me or at least the thread is here for the next clutch issue. I did come across another 'fluid on the clutch' issue once in my research on the input shaft but I think it was a DIY thing and the guy just had to tear it all apart again himself.

I'm not so cynical to think the shop is out to get me or screwing it up purposefully but man-oh-man it would've meant a lot to me if they stepped up here at least a little bit because I'm stuck with two full price clutch jobs for $2.5k each unless something changes in my favor.

 

In a perfect world, we wouldn't need lawyers. The sad truth is your situation isn't special or uncommon at all, it happens all the time. Good luck getting it resolved.

 

I had a cracked bell housing which eventually leaked oil on track. this was right after a shop worked on my clutch (but I also installed and then removed a dr-side trans mount a week before). Hope this is not the case with yours