Say Goodbye To My Clutch
05-06-2004, 07:12 PM
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Seroiusly though, I heard and even saw drivetrains break apart and fly up through the floorboards, but this requires extreme H.P. torque and traction that are common in drag cars, but in a car that spins to 9000 rpm, who knows.
05-06-2004, 09:51 PM
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm my 13b blew and the typhoon intake i installed shooted upward and made a hole in my hood that looks like a crater! the worst part is that my dealer says they'll only cover the typhoons warranty!
so pissed!
so pissed!
05-07-2004, 12:30 AM
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Originally posted by Rotary Titus
wow good to know that other ppl had similar experience but mine was covered under warranty and no questions asked by my dealer!
I was driving home from work one night when the needle in the rev counter came loose and flew right into my eye and took out my brain! but luckily my dealer replaced all parts (including my brain) at no cost. Though I did have to drive a protege without a brain for a week while the parts came in....
wow good to know that other ppl had similar experience but mine was covered under warranty and no questions asked by my dealer!
I was driving home from work one night when the needle in the rev counter came loose and flew right into my eye and took out my brain! but luckily my dealer replaced all parts (including my brain) at no cost. Though I did have to drive a protege without a brain for a week while the parts came in....
that's the funniest damn thing i have read all week! my wife was like " what the hell are you laughing about?"
05-07-2004, 01:27 AM
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Man I gotta share this:
I was driving around in my 8. My girl was sitting next to me and wanted me to go faster.. so I opened my 8 up a little. She loved the sound of the rotary and she said everytime I redline the car she would take a piece of clothes off. Dude, I like redlined it 4 times and she was left with only Victoria's Secret
woohoo... I furiously accelerated MORE AND MORE, I was like.. come on 8, you gotta hit redline in 5th COME ON!!!!!!! Man, when that beeper sounded.......
I wish I could tell you guys more but I woke up...
Damn dreams...
I was driving around in my 8. My girl was sitting next to me and wanted me to go faster.. so I opened my 8 up a little. She loved the sound of the rotary and she said everytime I redline the car she would take a piece of clothes off. Dude, I like redlined it 4 times and she was left with only Victoria's Secret
woohoo... I furiously accelerated MORE AND MORE, I was like.. come on 8, you gotta hit redline in 5th COME ON!!!!!!! Man, when that beeper sounded.......
I wish I could tell you guys more but I woke up...
Damn dreams...
05-07-2004, 01:21 PM
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Uh... ahemmm... excuse me mr. technical service writer, uh... I was dreaming about my dream date and... well, uh... Jenna Jameson... and she was a cop and pulling us over. Well about that... the dream didn't... well, it didn't turn out right and I would like to have it analyzed under warranty please. No, no excuses this is serious and it needs to be addressed. I can't have this dream getting messed up any more. Do you understand. What do you mean it's not covered!?! I was on the RX-8 Forum last night and I saw that three other guys were having theirs analyzed and their dealerships are covering it under warranty. Now hop to it soldier boy and get mine in line!
05-07-2004, 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by zoom44
that's the funniest damn thing i have read all week! my wife was like " what the hell are you laughing about?"
that's the funniest damn thing i have read all week! my wife was like " what the hell are you laughing about?"
05-07-2004, 08:52 PM
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i was driving down the road.. and stuf exploded.. and it's not covered under warranty because the warranty explicitly does not cover exploding stuff. I don't know what to do. The warranty does, however, cover exploding things, but not exploding stuff.
I guess I'm SOL.
I guess I'm SOL.
05-07-2004, 10:42 PM
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I have hear of something similar. A hic was off roading and decided to go down hill in a bronco and had something like a 4:1 low range and in first gear. He held the clutch to the floor and went really quickly downhill while holding the clutch in. The clutch 'exploded' when the clutch speed exceded something like 15,000.
So if he tried to get the clutch speed to get over 20,000 then maybe it would 'explode' But that would be user error. The RX-8 clutch should be very well balanced and handle 10,000 rpms but if you really tried to get the shifter into 2 at 100, that would lead to a clutch overspeed.
Accept a 50/50 cost split.
So if he tried to get the clutch speed to get over 20,000 then maybe it would 'explode' But that would be user error. The RX-8 clutch should be very well balanced and handle 10,000 rpms but if you really tried to get the shifter into 2 at 100, that would lead to a clutch overspeed.
Accept a 50/50 cost split.
05-09-2004, 08:57 PM
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I read in an article today submitted to our local paper car column. This person had their VW Bug clutch gone in 68 miles. The dealership will not replace the clutch under warranty, because it is a normal frictional ware item.
05-09-2004, 10:03 PM
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I think it might explode if I tried to downshift to 2nd at 100. As far as the dealership is concerned, they could just say that happened and it was user error. Of course they could also say that the person tried to do a 9.5k launch or something of that nature.
05-09-2004, 10:16 PM
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if your clutch didnt go in the process of downshifting to second at 100, your engine probably would. These engines are rated to 14k, but I wouldn't want to push it up there. Wonder what the RPM would be at 100 in 2nd. Simple math (even though the curve isnt linear), would tell me that 62/8500 = 100/x. 62x=850000. X=850000/62 = 13709.6774 RPM... So your engine might still work..... but... i wouldnt want to push it..
05-10-2004, 01:48 AM
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hmm
So I was drivin down the NJ turnpike and my clutch explodes on me. I gather all the pieces and drove it back to the dealership and they say its not covered under warranty. I said i have the written warranty in my hand. The warranty explodes and they say the warranty does not cover the warranty. im screwed
05-13-2004, 05:56 PM
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THE FINAL DEAL WITH THE EXPLODING CLUTCH
SO HERE IS THE FINAL PROBLEM(S) WITH THE CLUTCH SUBMITTED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE CLUTCH DID EXPLODE, IN THE PROCESS IT CRACKED MY STARTER CASING AND HERES THE BEST PART, A PIECE OF METAL SHOT THROUGH MY BELL HOUSING(I SAW THE HOLE IT MADE). ALL IN ALL THE COST IS COMMING OUT TO $2,700. SO ALL YOU NON BELEIVERS KISS MY *** AND MY EMPTY POCKETS BECAUSE NONE OF THIS **** IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. BECAUSE THE CLUTCH EXPLODED AND WAS NOT WARRANTIED, EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE F THE EXPLOSION WILL NOT BE COVERED. I DO HAVE TO SAY ONE THING. THIS SUCKS MY *****, AND THIS DAMN MAZDA DEALERSHIP IS F*CKIN ME.
F YOU MAZDA
F YOU MAZDA
05-13-2004, 06:23 PM
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Here's the contact info for MNAO: http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/contactMazda.action . If you don't get the response you are looking for I bet your attorney will. I would not pay them the $2700 and I would actually report them to the BBB as well as to MNAO if your story is real. We had a little fun at your expense since the story is fairly ubelievable. If it is real this is how you can get action. Let us know what results you get. And if you don't get them then like I posted above a good attorney will.
05-14-2004, 12:58 PM
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Originally posted by Ajax
Simple math (even though the curve isnt linear), would tell me that 62/8500 = 100/x. 62x=850000. X=850000/62 = 13709.6774 RPM.
Simple math (even though the curve isnt linear), would tell me that 62/8500 = 100/x. 62x=850000. X=850000/62 = 13709.6774 RPM.