RIP Tranny: 9/22/04 - 8/7/07
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Today, as of 8:43am my oem clutch grab it's final gear,
I had no warning or notice any signs of my clutch going out. Last time I drove her was saturday and she ran like a champ, shifted and grab perfect! No sounds, no hissing, no RPM jumps, absolutely NOTHING, so damn strange.
I had it tow to my local Mitsubishi dealership, the tow guy was cool enough to drop me off at home because I didn't live far from where she final said "goodnight".
I called a local automotive place to get a quote and got hit with $749, ouch! That includes parts and labor, but I was like "you sure that's not 2004 Lancer Evolution" and the guy said "Naw man, im sure",
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Im surprised she lasted this long, with all the racing ive done in the past, I would have gave her a life expectancy of 2 years top, if that! 3 years aint bad for all the damage ive done to her. Well, she's now off to a better place,
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I had no warning or notice any signs of my clutch going out. Last time I drove her was saturday and she ran like a champ, shifted and grab perfect! No sounds, no hissing, no RPM jumps, absolutely NOTHING, so damn strange.
I had it tow to my local Mitsubishi dealership, the tow guy was cool enough to drop me off at home because I didn't live far from where she final said "goodnight".
I called a local automotive place to get a quote and got hit with $749, ouch! That includes parts and labor, but I was like "you sure that's not 2004 Lancer Evolution" and the guy said "Naw man, im sure",
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Im surprised she lasted this long, with all the racing ive done in the past, I would have gave her a life expectancy of 2 years top, if that! 3 years aint bad for all the damage ive done to her. Well, she's now off to a better place,
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I know if my stock clutch goes out im not having mitsu do it.. thats wayy to much money. It seems. I would take it to a local transmision specialist and im sure it wouldnt cost as much for them to replace it
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Yeah, my first response was have it tow to Mitsubishi because I have that Diamond Care Roadside Assistant, but nope, im not letting them install a new one, they'll rape me!
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I should say $200 plus shipping. Prices taken from www.mitsubishiparts.com
Clutch - $72.59 ($100 MSRP)
Pressure Plate - $88.56 ($123 MSRP)
Release bearing - $36 ($50 MSRP)
So even if they're buying parts at full price from the dealer, it's only $273 worth of parts. At the typical $80/hour labor rate, seems they're charging you for about 6 hours. Unfortunately, I have no idea if that's how long it takes or not. Seems like a long time, though.
Clutch - $72.59 ($100 MSRP)
Pressure Plate - $88.56 ($123 MSRP)
Release bearing - $36 ($50 MSRP)
So even if they're buying parts at full price from the dealer, it's only $273 worth of parts. At the typical $80/hour labor rate, seems they're charging you for about 6 hours. Unfortunately, I have no idea if that's how long it takes or not. Seems like a long time, though.
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I'd go with an aftermarket clutch, something that might withstand a bit more abuse if anything...
Mines on its way out I bet... I have some cash saved up just in case. I think I'll get it done in the fall anyways, I'd rather do it now before i find out its on its way out.
Mines on its way out I bet... I have some cash saved up just in case. I think I'll get it done in the fall anyways, I'd rather do it now before i find out its on its way out.
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I'd go with an aftermarket clutch, something that might withstand a bit more abuse if anything...
Mines on its way out I bet... I have some cash saved up just in case. I think I'll get it done in the fall anyways, I'd rather do it now before i find out its on its way out.
Mines on its way out I bet... I have some cash saved up just in case. I think I'll get it done in the fall anyways, I'd rather do it now before i find out its on its way out.
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Book time on a clutch is like 9 hours I think ... so $550 labor could be accurate depending on your location. That's about $60/hr which is pretty common.
EDIT: My mistake ... thought it was an Evo .. I posted too fast. Book time on a Lancer is still probably 7hrs or so like most cars. Good luck with your clutch replacement.
EDIT: My mistake ... thought it was an Evo .. I posted too fast. Book time on a Lancer is still probably 7hrs or so like most cars. Good luck with your clutch replacement.
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I got my car in august 2005... and I had to get a replacement for the fork, cluth, pressure plate, etc... It was in december 2007.
The price : it cost 2002$ for parts and labour.
It tooks them 10 hours to do the job at 85$/hour.
Evrything was under warranty since the problem came from the fork that collapsed. I did nothing wrong on the car... they said it could happends! Yeah right!
Just to let you know, I own a Ralliart and it's CAN$.
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The price : it cost 2002$ for parts and labour.
It tooks them 10 hours to do the job at 85$/hour.
Evrything was under warranty since the problem came from the fork that collapsed. I did nothing wrong on the car... they said it could happends! Yeah right!
Just to let you know, I own a Ralliart and it's CAN$.
Mat
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BAD NEWS
It's not my clutch, Mitsubishi said my clutch was fine, it was my tranmission, its DONE. I broke the tranmission axle or the drivetrain axle, I can't remember exactly what he said. Also my gears chewed and snap. Damage = 4 - 5k
So, she is done, I dont have 5k on me and if I did, I wouldnt put it into her. She was just never the same after my accident last year,
Time to sobb,![Frown](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Mitsubishi offer to have me trade her in and put me into a new GTS and I refused, I rather have a ralliart, just my personal opinion.
It's not my clutch, Mitsubishi said my clutch was fine, it was my tranmission, its DONE. I broke the tranmission axle or the drivetrain axle, I can't remember exactly what he said. Also my gears chewed and snap. Damage = 4 - 5k
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So, she is done, I dont have 5k on me and if I did, I wouldnt put it into her. She was just never the same after my accident last year,
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Time to sobb,
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Mitsubishi offer to have me trade her in and put me into a new GTS and I refused, I rather have a ralliart, just my personal opinion.
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find a used tranny from a RA... i'm sure there are a bunch lurking around it you look at junk yards. I just ordered a used Ford Five Hundred AWD tranny (for work purposes) and it only cost me like 900$ so its significantly less than going brand new..
I wouldn't be surprised if my tranny ****s the bed either.. i have put it through some hellish moments... I'm also having problems getting into 2nd again...
if that's the case since i'm never going turbo.. maybe i should just stick with the oem clutch then...
I wouldn't be surprised if my tranny ****s the bed either.. i have put it through some hellish moments... I'm also having problems getting into 2nd again...
if that's the case since i'm never going turbo.. maybe i should just stick with the oem clutch then...
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BAD NEWS
It's not my clutch, Mitsubishi said my clutch was fine, it was my tranmission, its DONE. I broke the tranmission axle or the drivetrain axle, I can't remember exactly what he said. Also my gears chewed and snap. Damage = 4 - 5k
So, she is done, I dont have 5k on me and if I did, I wouldnt put it into her. She was just never the same after my accident last year,
Time to sobb,![Frown](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Mitsubishi offer to have me trade her in and put me into a new GTS and I refused, I rather have a ralliart, just my personal opinion.
It's not my clutch, Mitsubishi said my clutch was fine, it was my tranmission, its DONE. I broke the tranmission axle or the drivetrain axle, I can't remember exactly what he said. Also my gears chewed and snap. Damage = 4 - 5k
![Crap](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/crap.gif)
![Crap](https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/images/smilies/crap.gif)
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So, she is done, I dont have 5k on me and if I did, I wouldnt put it into her. She was just never the same after my accident last year,
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Time to sobb,
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Mitsubishi offer to have me trade her in and put me into a new GTS and I refused, I rather have a ralliart, just my personal opinion.
Used transmission: $500-$700
Used driver axle: $75-$100
Used passenger axle: $75-100
All prices from www.car-part.com. I know its more than $749, but it's under $4000-$5000.
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Damn, those tranny news are othing new here. A good part of the guys here who have a couple mods are breaking trannys, whereas the guys with heavy mods, turbo or nitrous are not having issues...how damn strange