Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch

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Fri 28 Nov 2014 21:25
Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch - nics

Hi, my clutch pedal went floppy overnight with no prior warning or changes to how the clutch felt etc. until I came to use the car the next day, it went from fine to completely slack and wouldn't go into gear.

I had it towed to the garage and asked them to check the hydraulics on the clutch slave. They said they had checked it and it wasn't the problem and they would need to spend 8 hours labour to remove and identify which part of the clutch had failed.

They have had the car for two whole days and have called me to tell me that they have replaced the entire clutch but now realise that the clutch slave hydraulics have actually failed. They have told me that they were correct to replace the entrire clutch kit as when the hydraulics failed this has damaged the clutch plates.

It sounds to me like they didn't check the hydraulics before replacing the clutch kit and upon realising this they are spinning me a line so they don't loose out on the clutch kit and the 8 hours labour spent replacing it.

I had the hydraulics on the slave replaced 4 years ago at a cost of £200 parts and labour. I also had the whole clutch fail and this was replaced 3 years and 30,000 miles ago at a cost of £800 parts and labour.

There is a massive price difference between the two! Can anyone advise me on whether there could be any truth in the clutch plates becoming damaged as a result of a faiiled clutch slave hydraulics?

Many Thanks!

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Sat 29 Nov 2014 18:50
Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch - nics

Hi,

After visiting the garage in person and asking to inspect the clutch and asking some awkward questions they have confessed that a new clutch wasn't required at all. They have changed their story and admitted that they didn't check the hydraulics first although I asked them to and they told me they had and it wasn't until they tested the refitted clutch that they realised that it was the hydraulics that had failed. Doh! We have agreed on a price of £235 so I am not out of pocket. Very frustrating as this result is only because I've backed them into a corner - at the start of the conversation they were still trying to charge me £800!

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Sat 29 Nov 2014 20:09
Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch - Bolt

I dont know the car, but in my opinion the slave cylinder broke the seal so quick it didnt have chance to cause any damage to clutch, either centre plate or presure plate

I dont understand why they didnt check the slave cylinder first,normally its the first thing you check...then master, if both fine it has to be clutch

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Sun 30 Nov 2014 15:11
Alfa Romeo 147 JTD 2007 - Failed clutch slave hydraulics/ falied clutch - quizman

I'll tell you why they didn't check the slave cylinder first- Alfa dealers are clueless in most cases. It seems yours is.

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