Should I Sue?

[ranicx]

i got my clutch changed about 2 months ago, and while driving home tonight, the clutch pressure plate cracked when i put the clutch in.

i limped home just and was able to get half way into the garage when it gave way totally. i had to push the car into the garage.

the place i got the clutch changed at (who i wont mention atm) has since closed down.

one of my friends thinks i should sue the guy is he doesnt agree to do somthing about it.

should i? do i have a case? .. i really have no idea.. really need some help here. im totally screwed

[MANWHORE]

What you have said doesn't really make sense.

are you planning on suing the clutch company?

or the workshop?

was the clutch faulty? if so, have you tried to talk to the company?

People these days watch too many tv shoes. It's like sue sue sue.

What action will you bring against them?

[Thunderbolt]

Get a indenpendant mechanic to confirm whether the clutch was faulty (or it was improperly installed). If it turns out faulty, then write a letter to the clutch maker with receipts etc, saying that their product was faulty and you would like a replacement or refund.

If it was faulty installation, then there may not be anything you can do about it (particularly as the workshop has closed). You could try dragging it through the courts, but it is probably more hassle than it is worth because you would only get the original paid price back.

[Mandingo]

Get a fancy lawyer and jam him up this guys arse.....If you can find him.

There must be a reason he is out of business and I bet you aint the only one chasing him. Def get another mechanic to look, someone you can trust, ask around on here who people use in your area.

what sort of clutch did you have fitted?

[ranicx]

sorry i should have worded that better..

the clutch has worked, for the last 2 months.

ill give the guy who supplyed and fitted it a call to see what he says, if he is not willing to do anything about it, ill give the department of fair trading a call to see where i stand

[ranicx]

Get a fancy lawyer and jam him up this guys arse.....If you can find him.

There must be a reason he is out of business and I bet you aint the only one chasing him. Def get another mechanic to look, someone you can trust, ask around on here who people use in your area.

what sort of clutch did you have fitted?

had a heavy duty full face organic clutch.. dont know the brand at all.

[Al]

How do you know it was the pressure plate?

Have you dropped the box and had a look?

Follow Thunderbolt's suggestion, ask for a written report from the mechanic then deal with the situation in a diplomatic manner.

If you go ahead with "guns blazing", they'll blow your ass with a missle. Not all companies try to rip customers off, try to reason with them first.

Who knows, you may be at fault and over heated the clutch, etc. You wont be able to tell till it has been inspected.

[Blitz]

How do you know it was the pressure plate?

Have you dropped the box and had a look?

Follow Thunderbolt's suggestion, ask for a written report from the mechanic then deal with the situation in a diplomatic manner.

If you go ahead with "guns blazing", they'll blow your ass with a missle. Not all companies try to rip customers off, try to reason with them first.

Who knows, you may be at fault and over heated the clutch, etc. You wont be able to tell till it has been inspected.

Well said

[MANWHOR3]

ok, lets jsut say that firstly, lawsuis are expensive. not worth the small cost of your clutch. Keep in mind that these companies ahve money. If you think it'll just end in small claims, that is unlikely.

Also, have you thoguht abotu just talking to them? Most companies value your business, and might just give you a new one?

Also, how would suing your mechanic help? he didn't break it did he?

[ranicx]

i was saying that suing was sujested.

ill give the guy a call tomorrow to see what he says.. and if im not happy with the responce and he isnt going to do anything about it, ill contact the department of fair trading to see where i stand.

ive felt a pressure plate break b4.. this stinks of the same thing. the car had been parked in the shops car park for a while, and it broke when i was still in the car park. i was not pushing the car at all.

[Al]

I personally have near seen a pressure plate break.

Let alone it happening to the same person twice .

ive felt a pressure plate break b4.. this stinks of the same thing. the car had been parked in the shops car park for a while, and it broke when i was still in the car park. i was not pushing the car at all.

What were you doing for the 2 months b4 that?

I don't know you, so i am not having a go, but i have seen to many people break their diffs while "reversing out their driveways", just forget/ignore the months of mercyless thrashing and burnouts b4 hand .

You will need to inspect the cause/damage b4 passing blame.

[ranicx]

I personally have near seen a pressure plate break.

Let alone it happening to the same person twice .

You will need to inspect the cause/damage b4 passing blame.

oh the last car wasnt mine, lol.. and ive seen it b4..

also another guy on the forum here has had his pressure plate collapse b4. i helped him change the clutch and when we took it out, all the rivits had pushed through the back of it.

[ranicx]

I personally have near seen a pressure plate break.

Let alone it happening to the same person twice .

What were you doing for the 2 months b4 that?

I don't know you, so i am not having a go, but i have seen to many people break their diffs while "reversing out their driveways", just forget/ignore the months of mercyless thrashing and burnouts b4 hand .

You will need to inspect the cause/damage b4 passing blame.

i havent taken it to the drags or done any masave burnouts (tyres cost too much) . but its not like a had been thrashing it at all.. thats why im so shitty about it, ive never put it through anything that would result in the clutch failing like this

[Cubes]

I've had a couple of pressure plates go in the past when I was young and much bodgier than I am now.

Never on the skyline though.

The problem I had came down to either 1. reusing a pressure plate or 2. a certian model car appeared to have a weakness in their factory items when shifted hard.

I started using new pressure plates and threw heavy duty item in there.

A pressure plate that has failed will look flat and typically have its fingers at different heights, from the ones that I did anyway.

HOWEVER, it has been known for the skyline box's to squash the pivot ball. So that may be worth looking at before jumping the gun.

[88silhouette]

thank god for americanisation and litigation

[mid life crisis]

might not even be the clutch could be the pivot ball has broken of where the clutch fork sits i would be finding out actualy what has let go b4 blaming the mech or clutch company untill you pull the box out your really just guessing the problem

[mid life crisis]

beat me too it cubes lol

[ranicx]

yeh.. ill have a look.. i hope its just the clutch.. where am i ment to pick up a new pivit ball from? and how much do they usaly cost?

[thrtytwo]

should of bought an exedy

haha good luck with getting your problem fixed mate, hopefully it wont cost you anything.

[grigor]

Heavy duty clutch and stock throw-out gear.

Could be broken throw-out lever, crushed pivot ball, throw-out bearing, etc etc.

Don't get too excited without further inspection.