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fathom - 03 Apr 2005 19:39 GMT

I took my 1990 Miata to a reputable mechanic, and he couldn't
find anything wrong with the clutch. He charged me $110 to
flush out the clutch hydraulics, but it drives the same. He
drove it 30 or 40 miles and said I should just live with it.

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Iva - 03 Apr 2005 22:27 GMT

> I took my 1990 Miata to a reputable mechanic, and he couldn't
> find anything wrong with the clutch. He charged me $110 to
> flush out the clutch hydraulics, but it drives the same. He
> drove it 30 or 40 miles and said I should just live with it.

Hmm, not something I would expect to hear from a "reputable"
mechanic.

I'd suggest another mechanic. If possible, find a local Miata
club and ask around. The clutch in my '90 (with over 100,000
miles on her) still works smoothly. Matter of fact, it works
better than I do some mornings!

Another idea might be to replace the transmission fluid with
synthetic - that's known to smooth things out as well. Also
check the level of oil in the shifter turret - if it's dry it
could add to the problem of "sticky" shifting.

Iva & Belle.)
'90B Classic Red.)
#3 winkin' Miata

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fathom - 04 Apr 2005 17:27 GMT

>> I took my 1990 Miata to a reputable mechanic, and he
>> couldn't find anything wrong with the clutch. He charged
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> '90B Classic Red.)
> #3 winkin' Miata

Thanks for the advice on the shifter turret. I'll probably try
that before taking it to another mechanic. I'm already running
synthetic tranny fluid.

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Leon van Dommelen - 03 Apr 2005 23:39 GMT

>I took my 1990 Miata to a reputable mechanic, and he couldn't
>find anything wrong with the clutch. He charged me $110 to
>flush out the clutch hydraulics, but it drives the same. He
>drove it 30 or 40 miles

Must be a quiet time in his shop.

Leon

> and said I should just live with it.

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