i dont know if the Flywheel is contributing to the Chatter but it sounds like your dealership has a bunch of cocks working for them! the TSB straight up says to replace it, it took you a bunch of phone calls to finally have them listen to you and now their trying to skimp you on the work and NOT replace the flywheel?!?!?! what a bunch of dicks!
Clutch Kit??
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InitialDMP5
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ok, so for those that are having this issue resolved at the dealership, are you having to pay anything? Since this is not a recall, I am wondering if there is any cost involved...
Mountjonas...Take the car in and see what they replace. When I took mine in they first said we'll replace two things, but then when ordering the parts he said it was a "clutch kit" and all three were packed together. the dealer's probably just uninformed not being an intentional d---head
But yo! you"re making progress!
But yo! you"re making progress!
mountjonas
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they already ordered the parts. they gave me a list of the parts and i checked them against the tsb. they ordered 4 parts, the clutch disc, cover and two sets of bearings... no flywheel. i'm gonna call them tomorrow morning to ask what exactly they're doing to my car and why they didn't order the flywheel, but yes, at least i'm making some progress.
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ghetto waggon
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Alex, would you mind scanning a copy of the invoice? I'd much appreciate it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
ghetto waggon
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ghetto waggon
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Thank you so much!
ghetto waggon
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sweet deal!
Now I just have to cross my fingers that it will jitter in our little test run
Now I just have to cross my fingers that it will jitter in our little test run
I happen to be one of the folks who has also had no luck getting 3 different dealerships to find any TSB on the clutch chatter. I also called Mazda customer service and they did not find anything regarding a service bulletin either. I took a copy of the TSB to the dealer and they dismissed it as well.
I also have had problems reproducing the chatter when I took it to the dealer, primarily because it tends to be intermittent. On some days it chatters everytime I take off, but other days it doesn't do it much, if at all.
This is my first Mazda. Although I cant argue with how fun this car is to drive, it has generally made a poor showing in some basic areas (clutch chatter, grindy shifting when cold, cold engine rattle, broken CD player, leaking oil cap on valve cover, soft engine mounts). Unfortunately, all the running around I've done trying to solve this clutch problem (unsuccessfully) has only convinced me to not get another Mazda. It doesn't make sense that on a year old car, I'm essentially being forced by Mazda to spend close to 1000 bucks on replacing the clutch and flywheel.
I also have had problems reproducing the chatter when I took it to the dealer, primarily because it tends to be intermittent. On some days it chatters everytime I take off, but other days it doesn't do it much, if at all.
This is my first Mazda. Although I cant argue with how fun this car is to drive, it has generally made a poor showing in some basic areas (clutch chatter, grindy shifting when cold, cold engine rattle, broken CD player, leaking oil cap on valve cover, soft engine mounts). Unfortunately, all the running around I've done trying to solve this clutch problem (unsuccessfully) has only convinced me to not get another Mazda. It doesn't make sense that on a year old car, I'm essentially being forced by Mazda to spend close to 1000 bucks on replacing the clutch and flywheel.
