Posted: Oct 19 2011 at 10:13am | IP Logged

I need some advice regarding my 2000 Nissan Frontier.  About a month ago I had the clutch kit replaced.  My truck had reached a point of being EXTREMELY difficult to shift into gear, and the clutch pedal was almost all the way to the floor.  I paid $729 for parts and labor.  Of course, I'm now being told that this was a little pricey.  My truck is now doing the EXACT SAME THING.  I called the guy (recommended by the girl @ O'Reillys) back and he said to bring it back out and they'd look at it.  He said that it's probably the master cylinder that needs to be replaced.  I told him that I wasn't trying to be a smart aleck, but shouldn't he have caught that the first time around.  Of course he told me "no." So, I guess my first question is, should he have caught it when he replaced the clutch kit? I really know nothing about auto mechanics.  But common sense tells me that if you know there are several different things that it could be, wouldn't you check them all out before you declare what exactly is the problem and fix it?? Secondly, can someone give me a "guestimate" on how much it SHOULD cost (parts & labor) to replace the master cylinder?

Any other suggestions are welcome, too.  I'm a do-it-yourself kind of girl, and this whole situation sure does make me want to go learn auto mechanics.......

Thanks!!