HoosierDaddy
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I have some play in the drive train causing a clunk as the slack is taken up or released. Probably either a U/CV joint or in the pumpkin. Easiest way to reproduce is by letting the clutch in or out while coasting.
The dealer called to say they couldn't work on it because it had an aftermarket clutch. When I told them it had the original factory clutch they then said I need to reinstall the factory shifter before they could diagnose.
I was not pleased and contacted the Service Manager. He got back saying it was miscommunication between the tech and the service writer. Mgr says the tech just wanted the writer to call me and ask if I had an aftermarket clutch because they couldn't go forward if I did. No real explanation about the shifter statement. But the mgr seemed genuinely interested in getting things right.
A little later, I got a call saying the diff was "bad" and they were putting me in Mustang loaner until its fixed. I went down and they had my 2016 GT PP on a lift with the trans and diff both drained. It seems they drained the trans because they noticed more than normal vibration thru the shift knob. I explained that was because the MGW shifter is trans mounted instead of body mounted.
Moving to the rear, they showed me that if they turned one wheel the other didn't move and concluded the diff was bad and drained it in preparation for replacing it.
I posted in the drivetrain forum to ask just how a Torsen should behave in that situation since I don't know. But I do know that a Torsen does behave differently than a clutch type in some situations and wonder if this is one of them.
The dealer called to say they couldn't work on it because it had an aftermarket clutch. When I told them it had the original factory clutch they then said I need to reinstall the factory shifter before they could diagnose.
I was not pleased and contacted the Service Manager. He got back saying it was miscommunication between the tech and the service writer. Mgr says the tech just wanted the writer to call me and ask if I had an aftermarket clutch because they couldn't go forward if I did. No real explanation about the shifter statement. But the mgr seemed genuinely interested in getting things right.
A little later, I got a call saying the diff was "bad" and they were putting me in Mustang loaner until its fixed. I went down and they had my 2016 GT PP on a lift with the trans and diff both drained. It seems they drained the trans because they noticed more than normal vibration thru the shift knob. I explained that was because the MGW shifter is trans mounted instead of body mounted.
Moving to the rear, they showed me that if they turned one wheel the other didn't move and concluded the diff was bad and drained it in preparation for replacing it.
I posted in the drivetrain forum to ask just how a Torsen should behave in that situation since I don't know. But I do know that a Torsen does behave differently than a clutch type in some situations and wonder if this is one of them.
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