So I was driving back to work form lunch the other day and noticed a faint but distinct smell of gear oil emanating from the X. I made it to work took a peek under the car and sure enough, a pretty substantial amount of gear oil was leaking from directly under the clutch or clutch area. I figured I could make it the 11 miles home with out much of a fuss but I only made it 4 miles before shifting became impossible and the clutch began to grab at the slightest movement from a depressed pedal position. I limped the car in 4th through parking lot and into an advanced auto parts lot where I called a tow truck and had it towed to bay county Honda.
that was yesterday.
Today I get a call saying the clutch replacement will be 3500 including tax and labor if that's all they need to do. I don't think there is any transmission damage due to a loss of fluid because it shifts perfectly when the car is off and no rotation is present, no hang ups or hiccups rowing through the gears.
I refuse to pay "Genuine Acura" prices which equates to 2200 just for the OEM clutch and 1k in labor when I can do all of this myself. Any recommendations on clutches? any primers ever use SPEC clutches or EXEDY? If I'm going to do the clutch id rather go with aftermarket + lightweight flywheel for cheaper than what the price hiked stock clutch will go for. The sucky thing is, just a week ago I successfully completed the 90k service. and it was running completely fine for about 300 miles ( took a little road trip weekend).
that was yesterday.
Today I get a call saying the clutch replacement will be 3500 including tax and labor if that's all they need to do. I don't think there is any transmission damage due to a loss of fluid because it shifts perfectly when the car is off and no rotation is present, no hang ups or hiccups rowing through the gears.
I refuse to pay "Genuine Acura" prices which equates to 2200 just for the OEM clutch and 1k in labor when I can do all of this myself. Any recommendations on clutches? any primers ever use SPEC clutches or EXEDY? If I'm going to do the clutch id rather go with aftermarket + lightweight flywheel for cheaper than what the price hiked stock clutch will go for. The sucky thing is, just a week ago I successfully completed the 90k service. and it was running completely fine for about 300 miles ( took a little road trip weekend).
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