Something's up with my stock clutch

Originally Posted by JARblue

You should do a lot more reading on these topics than you appear to have done

The CMC is much less labor than the CSC, so there's no point in doing the slave if just the master is going. Unless you're like me and do it as preventative maintenance - I went ahead and installed an aftermarket slave cylinder.

I have personally posted a lot of information in various threads regarding Nissan's attitude towards warranty coverage of several Powertrain items, CSC included. Basically, the will cover it under Powertrain (5yr/60K) if you get lots of work done at the dealer. If you spend a bunch of money there, they are more likely to give you what they call "good will" coverage. That means they don't have to cover it but they think you're a deserving customer. I'm not a deserving customer, so they can go fvck themselves. I'll DIY it and put in higher quality aftermarket parts instead of crappy prone-to-failure OEM parts. I love my Z, but Nissan can

Originally Posted by wdkwang

if i'm reading that correctly, having the CMC replaced will alleviate the situation with the CSC and all will be good again? i will look through your threads in the meantime. today has been a very unproductive day at work..

Originally Posted by JARblue

The CMC and CSC are separate elements within the clutch system. Replacing the CMC has no impact on the condition of the CSC. Your CSC and CMC currently have XXXXX miles. If you replace just the CMC, the CSC still has however many miles on it. It could last a while or it might fail the day after you replace the CMC. As has been mentioned, there is no real warning before the CSC fails.

If your CSC fails first, then it is smart to go ahead and replace the CMC at the same time. You are already having to spend a lot of money on CSC labor, so the extra cost for the CMC replacement is peanuts in comparison. It doesn't make as much sense the other way around (like your scenario). If the part is covered under warranty, they will only replace whatever part(s) has(have) failed.

Originally Posted by wdkwang

Just sucks to think our cars are like ticking time bomb with these problems.

Originally Posted by wdkwang

Just sucks to think our cars are like ticking time bomb with these problems.

Originally Posted by kenchan

its really not. just go easy on the clutch pedal...

Originally Posted by JARblue

If you put miles on the car, they are. I am easy on the clutch pedal. I probably could have gotten 60-80K on the CSC before it failed. But I have no idea when it might fail. So I just used that as a good excuse to upgrade

Originally Posted by kenchan

if you track the car your rear diff bushing will also do a EW aka explode~!

Originally Posted by wdkwang

... I'm still a little paranoid about the steering lock mechanism failing on me one day, but I like that extra security since there have been cases of theft in my area in the past #becausenyc #newyorknewyork .