View Full Version : Master and Slave cylinder leak, tranny mount bad
wpayne
11-29-2002, 06:39 PM
I was driving down the rode yesterday and I took off from the light a little hard but not all out, when I tried to shift to second, the gear wouldn't go in! I pump the clutch and tried again, then tried all the gears and none worked. I pulled over and coasted to a parking lot where I tried to get the gears to go in, but I couldn't get it out of neutral. So tured off the car and it finally went in with a little force. I just messed around with it for a while 'till it finally went in normall. When i started my car, the car drove fine and everythig except that the car shaked a lot when I started off. So I took it to a mechanic and after checking it out, they said that both my slave and master clutch cylinders were leaking so they replaced it. I got the car back and it still shook when I took it off. So I took my car back and they checked it out again and found that the transmission mount was shot. He said it might cost like $200 to change it but I find that a little hard to believe.
Oh, and on top of that, after the incident when I was driving, the first time I tried to start it again my starter was making noise. So I guess coincidently my starter started going bad at the same time...
sucks to be me...
whateverjames
11-30-2002, 06:53 PM
if they have drop the transmission to replace the mount, that price may be right. i think my 240 may need new engine mounts and a transmission mount.
wpayne
12-01-2002, 02:22 AM
Yeah, well turns out it's not the mounts. My clutch is going bad. The mechanic quoted me $550 for clutch, flywheel, throw-out bearing, and a few more things. Do I really need to change all of that?
I'm thinking of just selling my engine/tranny and getting an SR. The engine has only 75k on it and runs beautifully.
whateverjames
12-01-2002, 09:11 AM
It costed me $300 for labor for the clutch install. i don't think you'd have to replace your flywheel just yet. resurfacing the old flywheel was $40 (but i had a new flywheel.) throw out bearing is $20 and they say it's good to always replace that. $550 seems somewhat high. i would ask him how much each part costs and you wouldn't have to replace your flywheel unless it has cracks.
96SEChick
12-01-2002, 09:33 AM
I got my clutch parts straight from the Nissan dealer and they cost me $120 (for disk, TOB, pilot bearing, etc) and I believe they resurfaced my flywheel, instead of replacing it. The labor--I'm not sure about (my warranty covered it w/ the Rear Main seal replacement, but 2 local Nissan dealers quoted me $575-$650 to do the entire job--parts & labor.
I would suggest buying an aftermarket clutch or the parts straight from Nissan, and having someone other than a dealer to install them. Find a reputable service center and you should be able to save a decent amount on labor.
wpayne
12-01-2002, 11:09 AM
Yeah, I was quoted $550 from this mechanic. He has a good garage but I don't know how good his peopole are. They always get their parts straight from the dealer and I don't know how much they mark it up.
Wow! $300 is fuckin' cheap! How is just resurfacing the flywheel? Is it just like a shorterm solution?
shrumhead
12-01-2002, 11:57 AM
yeah that is pretty damn cheap, I payed about 500 bucks but I also had my oil changed and got new spark plugs and wires.
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