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Old 12-18-2002, 07:30 PM
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Angry Don't use cheap fasteners on your car...
You've heard this a million times on this board, but it happened to me now. I figured out today what happened to my clutch. Where the clutch fork attaches inside the bellhousing, the two bolts that hold it broke. The heads of the bolts were laying in the bottom of the bellhousing. Now my mechanic has to take out the driveshaft, transmission, etc. to reattach it.

The guy I bought the car from said he had some issues with the assembler, most specifically regarding fastener quality/grade. Now I understand why it is so important.

My mechanic says he'll have me back on the road tomorrow, I hope so, Sunny and 70 degrees is the forecast.

I also noticed that there were about 8-10 washers stacked up on these bolts. Could this have been to adjust the travel of the clutch? or was this some sort of rig?
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