I hope my clutch goes bad before my warranty expires.

 

26k miles and two years of ownership. No clutch issues so far. I do hate the rough 2nd gear engagement though.

 

Did they improve the slave cylinder design any on the '10/'11/'12 models??

 

Hey everyone. my first post...I bought my 08 g37S 53K miles last Tuesday Jan 17 and on friday the 20th after driving the car for about 3 hours (went on a trip) the clutch went out on me. I was getting off the interstate when I could not get the car to go back into gear. Had it towed to the local Infiniti dealership where they told me from an initial look that the clutch is gone not the slave. so im waiting to hear back today what if anything is covered by warranty.

 

Doesnt make sense. It's a slave issue. If clutch is gone, you will be able to get into all the gears, but you will slip in the gears. If you cannot get into gear, that means something is leaking in the clutch hydraulics. Clutch is normally engaged. Depressing the clutch pedal disengages the clutch.

 

They told me when i had the car towed to the dealership that they did not have a mechanic on duty that could do anything with it until today. But When she called back Saturday afternoon she was like , yep it looks like the clutch and its going to be $1300. I have a feeling they are guessing until someone looks at it today.

 

If they do charge you, ask them specifically what the $1300 is including.

As said above, your lack of shifting control is due to a failed slave, not a worn clutch disk. To replace the slave, the trans has to be dropped and pressure plate removed. Now, since it's already apart, it only makes sense to replace the clutch parts too when doing the slave. The warranty becomes somewhat of a grey area as it doesn't cover the wear portion (actual clutch disk), but does cover the slave cylinder. The $1300 may be the price on the non warrantied parts (clutch disk, pressure plate, fly wheel).

Frankly, for that kind of money, you can go with an after market stage 2/3 clutch that will last longer and have better feedback.

Before you approve anything, get in full detail the exact scope of the work and what's covered under warranty and what is not.

Given the mileage, i'm not sure if the dealer can squeeze the wear items in as warranty, especially if the clutch disk itself still has plenty of material left. If it can be shown that due to the failure of the slave, the disk wore out, then it would be covered under warranty (although proving this will be difficult). If the slave leaked and there is fluid all over the disk, then it is likely ruined and that SHOULD be covered under warranty. See how tricky this all is

 

Thanks for this info. They told me that the Flywheel would be covered under the warranty but the clutch would not. I asked about the slave unit when i got it towed and they sounded like they had heard about that before but They tell me the the clutch has to be replaced due to how bad the wear is. due to me being 4 hours away now from the car I cant get in their faces about it, I can only go off what they are telling me over the phone. This really blows. Driving the car for the 3 days I had it was great.

 

Their diagnosis makes no sense. A worn clutch simply does not prevent engagement of the gears. A clutch that is NOT disengaging, or damaged syncros is what can prevent the trans from going into gear.

Think back, when this behavior started, what was the pedal like? Did the pedal feel the same as before, was the pedal height the same, or was the pedal stuck at the floor?

What exactly did you try to do to get it back into gear? In my old camaro, getting into reverse was difficult, but if I went from 4th to reverse, it slid right in (reverse was right next to 5th). Did it refuse to go into each gear or just 1st?

Have them email you detailed pictures of the clutch disk, fly wheel. Something still doesn't add up.

Finally, I still think if you're going to have a clutch replaced, going with oem isn't the smartest move.

 

i had my master and salves replaced 8 times under warranty just to find out that the OEM clutch was causing a vibrating issue that would cause the leakage...got the whole MT tranny swapped over and just had to pay $1500 for the clutch... thought of going with a stage 2/3 but that would mean also changing the flywheel

 

Doesnt lemon law apply to this?

 

in my state (SC) there is not lemon law for used cars.

 

Ok guys now I need help. My dealership just called back and said they had to order a clutch slave cylinder because it was worn out as well. I asked them if the slave cylinders going bad caused the clutch to go out, but the service lady told me no but she would ask the tech. Any advice? I also said is the work is warranted because im afraid the the slave will go out again causing the clutch to go out. She said i have 12 months but if the clutch goes our it would because of neglect on my part.

 

They just called back after tacking to the mechanic, and now they said the the slave cylinder was not being replaced because it was good, they are just replacing a bushing byt the slave. They said it looked like the fluid got low and some air got in and caused the bushing to go out. I smell something fishy

 

It's a sealed system. Why did the fluid go low?

Analogy - do you get air in your brake lines as the brake pads wear? No,

Your original symptoms are indicative of a failed or failing slave. Worn clutches do not prevent you from putting it into any gear you want. You may not go anywhere, but you can still engage all gears.

Sounds like they don't deal with too many manual cars and really don't know what they're doing.