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"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii) 10/06/2016 at 13:46 • Filed to: save the manuals

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This is the old clutch actuator/slave cylinder. Confirming my suspicions of it’s failure. It’s tough to make it go through it’s motion. Which is better than just burning through a clutch I guess. I think the part failure explains the uneven wear.

I bought a clutch from a garage south of Louisville. (It’s a long standing clutch rebuilding business, just run out of a workshop)but Rock Auto sent the wrong replacement actuator, and no one but the dealer 70 miles away is selling any of the clutch parts currently. I could have waited a day but I made the trip just to avoid some other mistake and get it done. I just want this over.

God only knows the next hoop I’ll have to hop through. Manuals are supposed to be simple damnit.

CalzoneGolem > LongbowMkII 10/06/2016 at 13:48

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Autos are simple. Tranny breaks? Replace the whole thing.

LongbowMkII > CalzoneGolem 10/06/2016 at 13:58

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Engine->magic->wheels spin.

CalzoneGolem > LongbowMkII 10/06/2016 at 14:00

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Exactly how a carb works.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > LongbowMkII 10/06/2016 at 14:27

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I had similar issues finding the proper parts when the slave cylinder and clutch went on my Hyundai a few years back. Nobody had the right stuff in stock and I even ended up with a clutch that didn’t fit. I ended up having to go through the dealer and ended up paying an obscene amount.

LongbowMkII > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 10/06/2016 at 14:34

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Yeah, the dealer wasn’t much more ($15) but just frustrating that my two orders were wrong for one reason or another. Plus hoping that this OEM actuator lasts longer than the last one. Clutch jobs every 70k will get very old very quickly.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > LongbowMkII 10/06/2016 at 14:37

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Mine was expensive and hard to find because Hyundai decided to change the output shaft diameter after a few months of production and I was stuck with one of the early-production cars... maybe there is a similar issue of same model, but different VIN ranges have different parts? This tends to confuse the aftermarket, but dealer systems can track it by VIN.

Phatboyphil > LongbowMkII 10/06/2016 at 14:41

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What car is it?

LongbowMkII > Phatboyphil 10/06/2016 at 14:55

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2011 Chevy Cruze eco.

Phatboyphil > LongbowMkII 10/06/2016 at 15:06

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Wow that’s crazy having trouble getting parts for something so common and new. I never had any problems like that with my Civic that’s old enough to legally drink.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > LongbowMkII 10/07/2016 at 10:03

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Do you feel like you made the right car choice?

LongbowMkII > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/07/2016 at 10:11

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No.