This week at the dealership...

A wrx with 30k. Almost could move under its own power, had a rattle from the
clutch area.
Trans removal found the clutch was 50% gone.. not the friction material, the
clutch. There is the center plate and springs, but only a few thin pieces of
metal left that held the friction material.
The tech noted it stiff to shift into first, and opened the trans and found
something wrong with the first gear set. (do you think shifting without a
clutch has anything to do with it?)
Anyway, Subaru of America is buying the new transmission, $4000.00, and the
customer pays the labor and clutch assembly.

Today was a ABS problem, Sensor knocked off by use of chains. We don't have
to pay for that one..


--
Steve
ASE Master Tech
L1 Diag
Currently residing at a Subaru Shop
4.5 years doing tires and alighnments

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:17:12 GMT, "StephenW"
<Flatheadsteve RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

>A wrx with 30k. Almost could move under its own power, had a rattle from the
>clutch area.
>Trans removal found the clutch was 50% gone.. not the friction material, the
>clutch. There is the center plate and springs, but only a few thin pieces of
>metal left that held the friction material.
>The tech noted it stiff to shift into first, and opened the trans and found
>something wrong with the first gear set. (do you think shifting without a
>clutch has anything to do with it?)
>Anyway, Subaru of America is buying the new transmission, $4000.00, and the
>customer pays the labor and clutch assembly.
>
>Today was a ABS problem, Sensor knocked off by use of chains. We don't have
>to pay for that one..

**I find that "This Week at the Dealership" is far more entertaining
than your regular soap opera.

kaboomie