Throw out bearing issue

Shawa

Haha no they are covering it. It would suck if I had to pay for it bro, I still have so many mods I want to do to the car lol. The CMC causes problems as well? Damn might as well replace the entire clutch lol. It's such a fun car tho hopefully I won't have any other problems with the clutch after this. Any of you guys experience this issue?

kenchan

cmc can leak ... it's the master cylinder connected to the pedal.

ive not had any issues on my 5yr old car. ~16k miles though..

Tb09z

It's recommended to change cms when you replace csc... Happened to me at 42000 miles went ahead and grabbed new clutch and z1 hd csc and motul fluid

shoeless89

I had the EXACT same issue. Dealer said it was the throw out bearing. Turned out to be a LEAKY CSC but not totally failed. It's the CSC I bet $1000

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tommyguns

Same happened to me, no warning just straight to the floor. CSC for me at 35,000. How they could diagnose it with out dropping the tranny is beyond me.

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Shawa

Yea bro I know how you guys feel, and you're right it is the csc. Dealer called me this morning and told me csc and throw out bearing. Thankfully though it's fixed, new csc, throw out bearing, added clutch fluid and bled the system. I'll be picking up the car tomorrow. Now I'm pretty worried about the master though, supposedly those are pretty crap too :/

Thanks everyone for all the help and feedback. Time to do some research on a stronger csc and master, possibly an aftermarket clutch?

Shawa

so I just picked up my car, and 1st through 4th gear is great. Smoothe as ever and clutch feels good. I get on the highway and I have no 5th or 6th gear, at all. I managed to get it into 6th once by jamming it, it just won't go into gear, not sure why. Back to Nissan I go!

JARblue

Ahh... dealers

Your aftermarket CSC options are ZSpeed Heavy Duty CSC or Z1 CSC Elimination Kit (exterior slave cylinder mounted on the transmission). There are no aftermarket CMC options, unless you modify one yourself. There are a couple of guys who have posted threads about theirs, but luckily the CMC is not too expensive and much easier to replace than the CSC. Specialty Z also makes a rebuildable clutch kit that includes their own CSC, though I'm not sure if you get just the CSC if with will work with other kits including stock - you would have to ask them.

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jpkirk

And MJB's rant about incompetent mechanics comes true. Dude, sorry I ever doubted you. OP, I hope they can resolve your issues. Apparently they didn't test it sufficiently at the end of work.

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Shawa

Thanks man I appreciate it

And Jar, so am I better off replacing the csc and clutch with an aftermarket one? Everything on the clutch was fine especially after the spring change, I actually liked it. What about the rjm? Is that only an adjustable problem or is that like an actual new clutch set? I know many users on the forum love it and it's received great reviews. I am def going to look into the products from z speed, heard good things about them.
I can understand if fifth and sixth would grind, but it just wouldn't go in. I gave it some strength but not enough to do damage and force it in, and I've done a lot of research on the csc but haven't seen anyone not being able to get it into gear. Especially when the first four gears are perfect. I guess we'll see what the dealer says.

JARblue

Not being able to engage 5th or 6th sounds like the dealer screwed something else up during the CSC replacement.

If the clutch isn't too worn, then I don't see any reason to replace it unless you have the money and want to. I installed the Z1 CSC Elimination Kit at 52K miles. My CSC was still ok, and the clutch was fine. I expect I'll get 100K+ miles on the stock clutch, but my goal is to never have to screw with the CSC again. The RJM pedal is great. It is just the pedal assembly and completely separate from the CSC issue. I recommend it, but it will not help with potential CSC failure.

What year is your car and how many miles?

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Shawa

It's 2012 with 27,000 miles. It's actually a lease, up next July but I fell in love with the car so I plan on keeping it. I had a Mazdaspeed 6, then an Evo. The z is too much fun.

JARblue

You have to get another OEM CSC this time since you're getting the work done under warranty. But just be prepared for when it fails again and know which direction you're going to take.

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Shawa

Thanks for all the advice. When the clutch hit the floor a few days ago, I thought to myself ****! Without this forum and all the z guys I'd be lost about the csc haha

JARblue

This forum is great. I recommend you go premium. It's cheap, you support the forum, and you can get some sweet forums decals that add 25 whp

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