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#1630760 08/15/06 08:46 PM
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ok i been 6 week without my car and my dad finaly decided to check it today.. we disemble everything and the problem was the clutch.. those picture speak from themself...











all the rivet popped out !! i have the clutch since about 6000 KM and i never beat the hell out of it, never went to drag ect... is it normal ?? is it a factory default ?? is it warrenty or something... two the the hole braket literaly broke and after that all the rivet popped out.. that was the sound i was hearing going around my clutch


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i will appreciate if somebody can tell me if i can do something for this ?? i need to know asap cause the car is on the lift with everything removed from it...


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Have you tried calling SPEC and letting them know what happened?


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not yet i just saw this a few minute ago and im still shocked !!

i will try to call tomorow !


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Originally posted by SVT3Rivieres:
not yet i just saw this a few minute ago and im still shocked !!

i will try to call tomorow !




im rather shocked too... thats nuts, I have never seen a clutch do that.


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I suggest calling thier Tech line as well as sending that pic to thier e-mail. The picture will help them in deciding what to do. I can't imagine that's anything other than a defect.


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Originally posted by Pick:
I suggest calling thier Tech line as well as sending that pic to thier e-mail. The picture will help them in deciding what to do. I can't imagine that's anything other than a defect.




Yea, thats rediculous...hopefully you'll be compensated with a new clutch...


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i wrote to spec describing the problem... and they said to send picture and if that what i describe they will take care of it

i hope it will be settle soon, i will keep update

too bad they will probably not compensate for the labour

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Originally posted by SVT3Rivieres:
that was the sound i was hearing going around my clutch




Can you describe the sound, was it like a squealing sound when you went to engage the clutch?


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it was pretty much the sound of somebody who drop his little change in the cloth dryer when i was pressing the clutch.. but i wasnt able to engage the clutch (it obvious why if you look at the pic)


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