I had problems with shifting my 4+3 shifter, so i took the car to the chevy dealer in Jacksonville. they said my clutch was bad. i oked for them to replace it, and on this corvette it is a problem to do this so my bill was going to be over $2200 dollars. they replaced it and then call me to tell me that my fly wheel was bad and i had to buy one from Summit and bring t to them to install. they gave me the wrong number to order as they thought my car was a 1989 corvette. they changed this out and then called me to let me know they needed new Hooker headers gaskets to reinstall the headers and i had to buy them and bring them to them, so i did. Then they called me to tell me the cable between the transmission and the clutch was bad and again i had to buy it and bring it to them to install. now they have called and said the master cylinder for the clutch is bad and that has to be replaced so i am still waiting for my car to be picked up and they have had it for a month. I wonder if all this was bad but maybe just the clutch cable was the real problem. my car only has around 72,000 miles on it and has been a joy to drive and have. How would i know if all of what they have changed out was bad or not, as i am no mechanic and me looking at the parts they took out would not tell me what was really bad. Do any of you think i am being taken advantage of, i am 73 years old and retired with not a lot of extra money to keep paying to keep my car fixed if this happens again.

 

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how do i look to see if anyone responded to my problem and what does it mean waiting for a moderator.

 

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A moderator administring this site moved your question to this technical section.

The Corvette might be a bit more challenging to replace the clutch on, but it is not a big differance.
In my opinion an average workshop with a vehicle lift and transmission lift, normal workshop equipment, should easily do this in one day.

It it is a chevy dealer and they can't even figure out what year it is then that is bad.

Was the clutch slipping? then it was probably bad.

It the clutch was not disengaging making shifting hard, then the master cylinder is more likely to be the cause.

Do you have a ny pictures of the parts they replaced?

 

There is no clutch cable, it's hydraulic. I think your car is a low priority to them and you're likely being overcharged. Next time I'd look for an independent shop that is known to work on older cars.
I'd ask for the old parts back.

 

Good questions. If the clutch was slipping it generally means a bad clutch.

If the clutch was not releasing it would make for hard shifting, but the cause could be a bad clutch or bad master or slave cylinder.

Pictures would be helpful to see the condition of the parts.

I tend to think the dealer had no interest in fixing your car. The price is way too high, they want you to get all the parts, they gave you the wrong part # for the wrong year. It sounds like they did not look for the cause and started charging you for repairs that may or may not be needed since after the job they tell you about the hydraulics which may have been your only problem.

There is almost no difference between your corvette vs other cars for a clutch repair. The only basic difference is that there is a C beam between the transmission and the rear axle. That only takes a few minutes since it is only 2 bolts in front in back.

What cable goes between the clutch and the transmission that you had to buy for them. There is no cable. If you give the part number of what you bought, perhaps we can figure out what it is.

In short, they are abusing you with high prices, shoddy work, and even putting it back on you to get parts.

Good luck

 

Something is Hinky, other than the Hookers its a under 5 HR job. The Flywheel it could be bad but Doubtful, Single Mass generally can be cut unless you where bad or its a couple of clutches down the rd. Slaves & Masters can leak.

The cable they are speaking about if your car has one the (Dent) I guess it could be Brittle with 20+ years of service, but I wonder if they forgot about it and had a WTF moment on the way out.

Remember a lot of these Mechanics may have been in Diaper's when your car Left Bowling Green

 

IS there a way to look at the parts they replaced to see if all of them were bad that i have paid for replacement. i still have not been able to pick up my car as now they say it is grinding when they put the gears in reverse, and they are trying to adjust the clutch to make this stop. i just feel they maybe a chevy dealer but to keep finding bad parts as they go along says to me they did not have any idea as what the original problem was when i brought it in. They have replaced the clutch that they bought as part of the bill i owe, the fly wheel which they had me order and bring to them from Summit, the header gaskets they had me buy from Eklers Corvette and bring to them, the clutch cable they had me buy and bring to them from Eklers, and the last was the Master cylinder for the clutch as it had metal fillings in the reservoir for the fluid.I am 73 years old and not any kind of a mechanic, but i don't want to pay this bill when i pick it up and feel like they are taking advantage of me. I am waiting now thinking the next call i get from them may be that my transmission is bad now, i just hope that is not my next call.i have had and enjoyed this car for over 25 years and the only major problem i had was in the first year i had it i found out the transmission was bad probably when i bought it and had go pay close to $3000 to get it replaced.

 

Can you describe the initial problem a bit more in detail?