I had my clutch replaced when i was hearing a noise w/ the clutch depressed . I got it back and 2 mi. later it was hard to shift in reverse and the noise returned The guy claimed he then put in a 2nd clutch kit. It was OK 4 10 Mi. then the noise returned and reverse was hard to get out of. I then had a good mechanic replace clutch kit and he showed me the parts The pilot bearing was old and frozen and he said the clutch the 1st guy put in was not 1 4 a miata (92) as the center sproket stuck out 1/4 in. more than a miata one. But it is still hard to shift out of reverse (i use 2 hands) CAN ANYONE HELP as i am reporting the guy. the clutch that he put in has the following markings 3B20 B634 16 460A made in japan EXEDY unity clutch Anyone know what car it came out of???????????? THANX for any help

Why not buy a clutch from a Mazda dealer. It would have prevented all that hassle on such a labor intensive repair. Sounds like the clutch hydraulics are bypassing. A new pressure plate puts a strain on old hydraulics because of the extra pressure so it's not uncommon to have to replace the slave and master cyls after a new clutch.

I fully support what the anonymous is saying. When I owned a 92 Protege LX I got an estimate for clutch replacement from a Mazda dealer. It was around $ 500 including parts and labor. This was about 5 years ago. I sold the car with 125K miles on it still with perfectly functioning original clutch so I never had it replaced. But I am very selective about who I let work on my car. The other day I was passing by a repair shop on my street and saw a guy beating with a sledge hammer on the axle hub of a front wheel drive car, trying to remove the axle from the hub. Ouch!!!! Sometimes the axle splines get rusted inside the hubs, especially in coastal areas such as Florida, but beating on hubs with a large hammer is likely to damage the axle and the wheel bearing both. They recommend use of a softer metal hammer, such as copper or bronze, and even then they caution not to hit too hard. Mazda dealers supposedly have a special tool for removing the axles. I tried to remove the axles on my Protege myself to replace the CV boots. I could not do it, despite using a hub puller, so I took them to a Mazda dealer. At least they did not use a sledge hammer on my car and got the axles out of the hubs.

Why if it was the clutch hydraulics would it be hard to get out of reverse ONLY Not putting it in reverse but I have 2 use 2 hands to get it OUT of reverse!! thanx No other gear is hard to get in or out!!!

Why if it was the clutch hydraulics would it be hard to get out of reverse ONLY Not putting it in reverse but I have 2 use 2 hands to get it OUT of reverse!! thanx No other gear is hard to get in or out!!!

Reverse is different than all other gears,it is not synchronized and it has an idle gear. Do what you wish with my advice. I try to help people with problems. Not train people to understand every detail.