When I first started looking into svt's back in like november of 04 (Think they were still selling the 04's at that point) I was looking for problems with them and of course the tsb on the clutch came up tons of times. I have researched this enough to the point I would know the symptoms and the stories of others who have gone through it.
Recently (within the last week) I noticed a very faint rattle coming from down by the tranny, and when i push the clutch in (not like all the way engaged, just in a couple inches) it goes away.
I had a service appointment for 8am today, and the guy said it would take a few days to tear it down and inspect everything, so he called enterprise. Just as enterprise pulled up on a v6 escape (which I was looking forward to trying out) the service manager told me to hold up a minute. He said they are so busy right now it wouldnt be till about wednesday till they could tear it down and get it reassembled. He said he didnt like this because his workers are with the union and might go on strike if they dont agree to whatever salary/plan they offered.
I got red flags for two reasons...A: I am leaving for Jetfest with my parents friday...B: I dont want my little svt in pieces inside this shop waiting for guys to come off strike. He said he thinks it is the throw-out bearing, but obviously wouldnt know for sure till they tore it down. I mentioned the TSB, and he said he looked it up and my car ALREADY HAD IT DONE! I was pretty shocked to hear that... I bought this car back in january with 17k on it, and guess I just never thought to check if it had been done. I am kind of hoping they open her up to find it was their parts fault, and dont try to blame me with normal clutch wear and slap me with a 1k dollar bill. I am not hard on my clutch (have a few hard launches, but other than that I am gentle on her until it is fully engaged)
I think I am going to go search some more clutch stories...but for those of you who had it done once, or who didnt get it covered under warranty, what was the total cost? I remember reading a few people just went with aftermarket because it was nearly the same price as the OE ford one...so if it does end up coming out of my pocket I will probably go aftermarket. (gives me a good reason to put a blower on it once warranty is up
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Since I just dumped about 1200 into the car (mostly with tires/wheels) I am really hoping they cover everything under warranty. I have a feeling if it is the throw-out bearing, wont that have caused wear on the pressure plate and or other parts, requiring those to be replaced as well?
Sorry for the long rant, finally get my car looking beautiful and she has to break on me
Recently (within the last week) I noticed a very faint rattle coming from down by the tranny, and when i push the clutch in (not like all the way engaged, just in a couple inches) it goes away.
I had a service appointment for 8am today, and the guy said it would take a few days to tear it down and inspect everything, so he called enterprise. Just as enterprise pulled up on a v6 escape (which I was looking forward to trying out) the service manager told me to hold up a minute. He said they are so busy right now it wouldnt be till about wednesday till they could tear it down and get it reassembled. He said he didnt like this because his workers are with the union and might go on strike if they dont agree to whatever salary/plan they offered.
I got red flags for two reasons...A: I am leaving for Jetfest with my parents friday...B: I dont want my little svt in pieces inside this shop waiting for guys to come off strike. He said he thinks it is the throw-out bearing, but obviously wouldnt know for sure till they tore it down. I mentioned the TSB, and he said he looked it up and my car ALREADY HAD IT DONE! I was pretty shocked to hear that... I bought this car back in january with 17k on it, and guess I just never thought to check if it had been done. I am kind of hoping they open her up to find it was their parts fault, and dont try to blame me with normal clutch wear and slap me with a 1k dollar bill. I am not hard on my clutch (have a few hard launches, but other than that I am gentle on her until it is fully engaged)
I think I am going to go search some more clutch stories...but for those of you who had it done once, or who didnt get it covered under warranty, what was the total cost? I remember reading a few people just went with aftermarket because it was nearly the same price as the OE ford one...so if it does end up coming out of my pocket I will probably go aftermarket. (gives me a good reason to put a blower on it once warranty is up
)Since I just dumped about 1200 into the car (mostly with tires/wheels) I am really hoping they cover everything under warranty. I have a feeling if it is the throw-out bearing, wont that have caused wear on the pressure plate and or other parts, requiring those to be replaced as well?
Sorry for the long rant, finally get my car looking beautiful and she has to break on me
