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[ev0_238]

Right guys and girls took the evo to a garage and to cut a long story short to get a new clutch fitted and the thrust bearing is fooked and well i dont trust this garage as the owner is now saying ill buy your evo of u for 2500 so i need an expert to come and have a wee peek at the car and tell me what they think tea and biscuits will be provided so come save my bacon wayne

 

[Steve220]

Get it back off him and take it somewhere decent! Sounds like a cowboy

 

[rosco]

Id agree, if it aint going to drive, get it towed ur gunna save your self a lot of hasle!

 

[B6lee]

Thrust bearing should be changed as part of the clutch change anyway.
What was the problem you had ? Slipping clutch ?

What clutch are they supplying and why is he saying 2.5k for the car ??

 

[craig@dd]

a clutch kit is about £500 to supply and if you said £500 absolute max to fit it, plus why does he want it for 2.5k i'd say get it back and take it else where

 

[ev0_238]

Well when he said the thrust bearing was knackered i said had eneough of this car he then said ill take it off u for 2500 and sell it for parts at the minute im thinking either sell it cheap or try and trade it in

 

[m7gsr]

What's the details of your car?

 

[ev0_238]

Well just been quoted 380 to get the thrust bearing replaced so thats what im gonna do at another garage

 

[B6lee]

That's with a new clutch as well yea ?

Standard practice is to change the clutch plate, bearing and pressure plate all at the same time as it all comes as a kit. And for the amount of labour involved in changing the bearing or clutch it's always all changed at the same time.

What's the problem with the bearing and what makes you think it needs changing ?

 

[ev0_238]

no mate the new clutch is in seems that the thrust bearing from a brand new clutch kit was knackered and as i bought the clutch my self the garage are saying to fix the problem i would have to pay to get the thrust bearing replaced

 

[craig@dd]

well if you've purchased the clutch kit i can see their point but things are never as straight forward as they seem

 

[ev0_238]

something is fishy like the garage im taking it to get fixed asked who dont the original job and when i told them the guy on the other end well put it this way i think they are well not liked but will keep u all posted

 

[craig@dd]

something is fishy like the garage im taking it to get fixed asked who dont the original job and when i told them the guy on the other end well put it this way i think they are well not liked but will keep u all posted

yeh do it sounds like a bit fishy like you said it sounds like they have a bad name mate

 

[B6lee]

hope you get it soerted properly mate !!

if your car is fixed in time the we have stand space left at this saturdays rally day at castle combe if your interested

 

[ev0_238]

now the engine is running like a bag ot bricks this garage what a joke

 

[fq-craigus]

Where did u take it. Maybe they havnt lined the clutch plate up central as they shouldn't have touched the engine at all

 

[B6lee]

Think you should get your car out of there ASAP

 

[ev0_238]

The car is out now lee bunch a fooking cowboys

 

[fq-craigus]

whats the car doing whats its symptoms.

 

[ev0_238]

lack of power and misfiring i think it could be the coil pack maybe as new spark plugs have been fitted