Hi Folks,
First time poster on this forum although automotive forums are not new to me. I've got a 2009 Versa SL (6-spd) and for over 100,000km it has given me no problems, until this morning...
I started it and as I put it into gear there was a bang, the tires chirped, the car stalled and the clutch pedal stayed on the floor. I've been driving for 35 years and working on cars for 30 so my brain immediately went to "broken clutch cable". I've had it happen more than once. Not giving it much more thought, I drove home (yes, without the clutch) and pulled it into the garage. My next step was to head to my computer and see if I could find a clutch cable. Now I always assumed this car had a hydraulic clutch but the symptoms screamed cable. Of course, it has no cable. Up on jack stands now, all I see is evidence of fluid leaking from between the bellhousing and transmission. Nothing else amiss.
Here is the question. Has anyone had this happen? I suspect the slave blew up but the transmission needs to come out to determine that. The car has an extended warranty and it would cover the slave, if that indeed is the problem. My concern is getting a call from the dealer Monday telling me what the problem is and that it is not covered under warranty. At that point I'm on the hook for the labor to pull the transmission and, when they're to that point, on the hook for the repair and replacement of the transmission.
What say the experts?
Cheers
Dale
First time poster on this forum although automotive forums are not new to me. I've got a 2009 Versa SL (6-spd) and for over 100,000km it has given me no problems, until this morning...
I started it and as I put it into gear there was a bang, the tires chirped, the car stalled and the clutch pedal stayed on the floor. I've been driving for 35 years and working on cars for 30 so my brain immediately went to "broken clutch cable". I've had it happen more than once. Not giving it much more thought, I drove home (yes, without the clutch) and pulled it into the garage. My next step was to head to my computer and see if I could find a clutch cable. Now I always assumed this car had a hydraulic clutch but the symptoms screamed cable. Of course, it has no cable. Up on jack stands now, all I see is evidence of fluid leaking from between the bellhousing and transmission. Nothing else amiss.
Here is the question. Has anyone had this happen? I suspect the slave blew up but the transmission needs to come out to determine that. The car has an extended warranty and it would cover the slave, if that indeed is the problem. My concern is getting a call from the dealer Monday telling me what the problem is and that it is not covered under warranty. At that point I'm on the hook for the labor to pull the transmission and, when they're to that point, on the hook for the repair and replacement of the transmission.
What say the experts?
Cheers
Dale