are replacement parts this lousy?!

**orly_andico** · April 18th, 2006 12:24 PM

the clutch master cylinder which i had replaced last October (7 months and 7000km ago) has failed again!!

i realize it was just a replacement part. the previous (replacement) lasted a bit over a year which is slightly more acceptable. i'm not really in the mood to put in an original kasi ginto yun (5000+ price). oh well.. is this the price to pay for using replacements? my water pump is a replacement too (GMB)

but it's been a year so far and no problems.

**mazdamazda** · April 18th, 2006 12:29 PM

my replacement water pump is holding up pretty well in the 323.

though minsan medyo worth it yung orig parts lalo na kung critical component.

**orly_andico** · April 18th, 2006 12:33 PM

i think most/all replacement water pumps are made by GMB and are fairly reputable. and, at 2500-3000 for the item, it's not so damn cheap na gawa na siya sa tanso. pero a 900-peso clutch master is cheap enough na you have to have suspicions about the QA and build quality of such things.. :P

**typhoon** · April 18th, 2006 12:42 PM

Nagpapalit din ako clutch master last month. Seiken ung brand for around P2,800. Hopefully tumagal naman.

**rsnald** · April 18th, 2006 01:19 PM

pagdating sa mga high friction and high wear and tear parts like clutch and brake pads/shoes, pag-ipunan mo na lang OEM. yung mga replacement parts kasi, nire-reface lang yata nila yung resin+abrasive material na nag-kokontak dun sa flywheel mo. most of the time, di kasing ganda/tibay yung refaced resin at saka yung abrasive material, di rin kasing ganda so you risk not only damaging your clutch disk prematurely but also your flywheel. IMHO lang

**orly_andico** · April 18th, 2006 02:03 PM

well in my case clutch master lang po kasi yun eh (the thing under the clutch pedal). it's not the actual clutch itself.

as an aside, the "replacement" clutch itself is also manufactured by Daiken/Exedy, which manufactures the OEM part.

**speedyfix** · April 19th, 2006 12:49 AM

clutch masters na FIC are not that good. ganyan din replacement interval time ko on my last car when using the FIC's. with the seikens, quality is like the oem's na.

**finchy18** · April 19th, 2006 01:23 AM

maganda talaga yung orig or OEM.

**GlennSter** · April 19th, 2006 01:43 AM

minsan chambahan nalang din.ewan ko ba.thats why quality talaga ang question eh.

may replacement na water pump ako na gmb,,tumagal lang ng 8 months. samantalang yung pinalit ko, 1.5years na hindi parin nasisira.same brand ha.same stock pa namin.

tapos may ball joints na taiwan...mas tumagal ng 6 months sa japan.labo diba.