Does your NB8B have clutch shudder?

[ma64rk]

Lets see how the poll goes...

[Rocky]

yes (I am led to believe all NB8Bs have a clutch shudder in original form)

[kitkat]

i have clutch shudder in m NA6

[Caffeine]

Have? no

Had? Yes, On my first NB8B the clutch only gave me troubles one foggy, cold morning in geelong, but apart from that was ok in the 10000km I had it.

On the second NB8B the clutch was a dog, had a second one put in at 20000km (One of the first dodgy ones the dealer and Mazda Aus had seen. I told them at the 10000km service, and they took until the 20000km service to sort out a new clutch.

The second clutch was nice till about 35000km and terribly after that, the worst by far, and I told them it was crap at the 40000. They refused to replace it as I had the 'upgraded clutch' and it 'couldn't fail'

That, and a few other serious errors by the dealer (basically amounting to fraud, but hard to prove) caused me to drop them like a hot potato and live with the clutch till I could find a dealer I truested.

Had the 3rd and final clutch put in at the 100000km service, and it's been fine since.

Interesting to note, of the 2 mazda press car NB8B's I drove, both had outstanding clutches, and were far nicer than the clutches in my car, or any other NB8B I've dríven (probably 6 or so)

[CT]

Nope, never has. Up to 89000klms on the original clutch and it's had a tough life.

Why is the poll closed - I can't seem to vote????????

[Garry]

It's \"normal\" in that you have described the symptoms of the first few versions of the clutch that failed. If you managed to score a good clutch or got a bodgy one replaced with a good one then it's not normal.

Close to 50000km on my latest clutch and no shuddering. I think Mazda might have finally got it right.

[ma64rk]

I started this poll cos I bought an 01 in November of 05...same story...no shudder during test but shudder in mornings occasionally...I had 46,000k's, tried talking to mazda & they said they'd never heard of the problem!!!!
Long story short, I live with it and got better at minimising shudder through clutch finesse.
Don't care any more; Mazda can F%^k off, they saved $500 and lost a new car purchaser 4 eva.(9 to date)

[JBT]

Don't worry, our NA does it sometimes too.....whenever it feels like it but generally when cold and reversing:roll: