My friend has a mazda m3 2008 and supposably this mechani...


My friend has a mazda m3 2008 and supposably this mechanic fix the clutch she bought a cluch kit for him to fix it and he has a shop and all anyway we were at walmart yesterday and and we were leaving and she went to back out but ...

My friend has a mazda m3 2008 and supposably this mechanic fix the clutch she bought a cluch kit for him to fix it and he has a shop and all anyway we were at walmart yesterday and and we were leaving and she went to back out but when she went to shift it back forward it got stuck it wouldn't move at all Mechanic's Assistant: Has the clutch been slipping? Are you having any trouble shifting? All of a sudden the clutch was not stiff anymore and it wouldn't come out of reverse Mechanic's Assistant: What is the model of your '08 Mazda? Yes m3 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your vehicle yourself? What have you tried so far? And it making like a spraying noise before all the problems started and now

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Welcome to Just Answer I'm Chris aka Moose, I'm sorry you are having problems with your Mazda. I will do my best to help you get this resolved. If I happen to be helping another or step away during our communication, please know I will follow up as soon as I am back available/online. I try to be online for about 10+ hours a day, midday and late-night shift. - With the car off, are you able to shift into and out of each gear? - When started while in 1st or reverse with the clutch pressed. Does the vehicle try to move?

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whether the car is on or off it's suntimes extremely hard to get in or out of gear and other times it shifts as normal. and while it's on it does seem like it like lunges forward almost on its own
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Thanks for those details. I believe you need to have the clutch system checked out to see if there is a hydraulic pressure issue or air in the system concern affecting the slave cylinder's ability to fully apply and release the pressure plate against the clutch. I also recommend you have the shift linkage inspected to see if that is affecting the shifter's ability to move the shift mechanism in the transaxle correct. Thank you for visiting Just Answer, I hope I was able to answer your question. If you need to follow up on this concern please use the reply button. If you like my answer please reply so I can mark your question complete. Moose
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Just checking in with you. Please let me know if you liked my answer, or need more help.
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