Me too.

 

i understand this, but the car is an 04 with 56k on it. to me that is absurd. my mom put 170k on the clutch in my prelude which i learned on and put another 30k on before it went. cliff notes: my mom is a very good driver and very easy on clutches. shes always driven them.

i wasn't looking for it to be warrantied, but some sort of break. they want 1500 to do it and he would only give me 10% off.

anyone know any good bmw specialist or transmission shops?

 

i know i got 160K out of my honda's clutch, and i beat the crap out of it... anyway - not sure if you're going to pay less than 1500. I would just take it to the dealer.

 

yeah its not a completely terrible price. i called dsg and they said they probably couldnt do much better than that. im going to call a friend of my aunts that owns an import shop and get a quote from him as well before i tell the dealer to do it. just want to get some prices before i bend over and take it from the dealer.

my only real issue though is that i drove the car maybe a week ago and the clutch seemed to grab fine... there is just this really wierd smell. it didnt even really smell that much like clutch in my opinion.

 

This is no reason to make such a harsh decision. My clutch lasted only 38K in my Evo, and it was never beaten on. Not covered under warranty. I only got the parts discount, and I did have it installed here at employee pricing. Never tracked or dragged. I was diappointed, but still love the car none the less.

...but hate away if you want to

 

She could have needed a pedal adjustment and could have been getting incomplete catching, as well.

"being easy" on a clutch can kill it, too

 

Damn, sorry dave, a co-worker emailed it to me...(didnt think it was too "adult") sorry guys

 

Yeah i agree with this. The clutch may still be fine and it still needs an adjustment. She may have just worn it past where the clutch engages.

$1500 for a clutch job including materials is not bad at all. You figure the clutch + fluids + misc crap you are probably close to $1k by itself and then there is labor.

 

So the Evo is finally back up and running! Spent about 10 hours working on it this weekend and finally got it all buttoned up. Doesn't seem to be leaking exhaust, but I need to do a better check to be sure. WBO2 is also in and functioning. Put all the interior back together with only a couple spare screws...

Can't wait for the dyno day!

 

Oh Dave, my co-worker is going to drive my work truck home (and I the Evo), and then I need to drive him back to Auburn. I will be over as soon as I am back though. Should hopefully be around 6-6:30.

 

1500 is not terrible your right turcos, but i think labor is much greater in the equation in terms of price.

tim i gotta disagree with you man. 38k on a clutch that was driven normally is unacceptable to me.

what is really confusing me, how could it be the clutch if you turn the car on and it smells? also, i dont believe it slips at all when given gas, even at low rpms which is indicative of a worn clutch. something seems screwy to me. the dealer claimed they could measure the friction surface without taking the tranny off and thats how they knew which doesn't totally make sense to me...

also, even if it is worn and it is due to it being out of adjustment, that is something bmw should have monitored and caught as it was always brought there at the specified intervals.

EDIT: supposedly bmws have self-adjusting clutches... never heard of that

 

Well the clutch should slip/smell when ever it is engaged and especially when it is cold. I would look into the clutch needing adjustment, there may be more life left. I wouldnt put it past BMW that they would investigate too much into the problem past "she is a woman and burnt through her clutch" no offense.

 

i guess a clutch can wear prematurely if you're too easy on it. A good hard slip evens out the friction surface, which should actually prolong the clutch life. theoretically the more even the surface, the faster it grabs - which means less slip overall.

 

I am not arguing your side. It just seemed harsh to fully eliminate a great car from this one event. Especially a wear item. Not hatin on you...

As for mine failing at 38k.... ...I had zero options Paul. And I was disappointed. But this needed fixing to even get the car mobile again. I was very angry with Mitsu for not helping out. Only my wholesale acount that I have setup allowed me to save 25% off the clutch parts. But like I said, the clutch failed and they would not warranty it. But being a wear item part, I had little ground to stand on. Mitsu uses every excuse against Evolution owners.

As for this issue with your Moms car...a second oppinion would be worth looking into. The $1500 for the job seems pretty fair given the job at hand + its a BMW. Not cheap parts by any means. That is if it needs a clutch at all.

 

1500 for a clutch??? Are BMW clutches that expensive?

My Evo has 32k on it and I think the clutch is on its last legs. No slipping here, but still disengagement issues after adjusting the clutch rod to near the tippy top. Ugh, I don't want to shell out 2k for install and labor for a twin disk