Brand New Clutch

[dave240sx]

I took my car today to have aamco Bleed the clutch since they didn't do it completly last time I took it there.  I didn't really care cause it was free.  

Well took it today and they bled the clutch for me.  I get back in the car  and the clutch has no free play in it and is of course catching at the very top of the pedal!!!  So I gave them the benefit of the doubt and took it for a test drive.  I got on Briley Parkway towards opryland.  I get on the off ramp.  First gear no problem takes off fine.  I started to feel better.  Hit Second gear.  Clutch started to slip.  I was getting pretty pissed but I kept going.  Hit 3rd gear, Clutch slipped like crazy.  I completely got off of it then and started to baby it.  I got on the interstate to go back to aamco and got caught in traffic.  I sat there just moving enough in traffic that I had to press in the clutch so the car wouldn't die.  (about 1 or 2 mph maybe less).  So then the clutch started getting really bad.  It would slip into 2nd at 5mph!  (Keep in mind I've had this clutch for 1 week.  and babied it for the first 500 miles to break it in.)  Anyway I take it back there and they adjusted it and it seems to be fine now.  It just really pisses me off they sent me out there without even adjusting the clutch after bleeding it.

Or with my luck the guy decided I was just a stupid kid that didn't know what a slipping clutch was and decided to do that  so I would burn it out faster and have to buy a new clutch.  

Anyway, all this just really pissed me off.  My dad thinks I should go back and tell them I want another clutch since this one has slipped and been worn down from this incident.  I almost feel like I should because 99% of clutches don't have any wear on them within the first week.  (Unless you go dropping the clutch everywhere.)  Right?

What do you think I should do?

A. Pretend it never slipped cause it didn't do enough damage to do anything.

B. Have them give me a new clutch cause it took off X amount of miles on the clutch for nothing??

-Dave-

[ih8urdsm]

a.

if its fine now, then it probrobly just got glazed, and once that 'glaze' wore off, it should be ok  (thats not the best explaination, but i think you get my point)...

its really up to you though...

jesse

[Tubed4evr]

I had the same problem this time last year when I put in my clutch.  There was no free play in the pedal and what had happened was it was partially dis-engaging the clutch which caused it to slip pretty bad.  If they have already readjusted the free play on it you should fine.

[Natty]

Been there, done that.
I had a new clutch put in. 25 miles later, it was slipping like a bitch. They didn't adjust the pedal! There was zero free play.
So the first 150 miles or so was hell on the clutch. I think it is slipping again, so I have been shifting at 3.5k or below.

Do you have an ACT clucth? With an ACT sticker on the rear window?

Jeff

[chickenmanq]

Get your tools and do it yourself.  I had no problems when I put the clutch in myself.  It's not that hard.  Make sure you spray all surfaces with brake cleaner.  Perhaps they didn't wipe the coating off the new pressure plate?  Or didn't bleed the clutch fully?

[Grant]

Well, I've had the same problem, just due to a crappy ass clutch, I've bled the system, adjusted the pedal, and it will still do it once in a while esp in slow moving traffic in hot weather, pedal pressure is really soft as well.

I recommend gettting a good clutch and having it all installed properly, or better yet, do it yourself..

This sucks, as its been the 3rd time i had to have my transmission removed this year.