Clunk and other problems
UTCCOP said:
Just Bought My (Chili Pepper Red + Tan) Sky On The 9th. I Noticed The Clunk As I Was Leaving The Lot, Turned Around And Went Back In The Show Room. I Was Told That Was Normal Due To The (lSD) And Sudden Clutch Disengaging. I'm Not All That Convinced! I Read The Manuel And Saw That The Clunk Was Normal.
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Hey Mr. COP,
at first welcome to the Kappa family.:cheers:
The "clunk" problem has been discussed here several times and even more in the SolForum, use Search.
The clunk has nothing to do with the LSD, see above.
A bit of clunking is normal but that much as is many of the Kappas occured, seems to me not normal anymore. But it should be difficult to get a repair/change under warranty, especially because there are no damages known upto now caused by the clunking.
The other problem is the
leaking of the several rear ends, not so often with the Skies yet but there are numerous Sols which had/have that problem:
If I remember the discussions on SolForum there had been three problems
- wrong quality of the seal(s) (mineral oil/synthetic oil problem?)
- misfunktion of the venting valve (over pressure in the box)
- overfilled gearboxes (over pressure in the box)
Some lost too much oil and damaged the diff (changed under warranty).
The diffs are manufactured by GETRAG (German manufacturer, also delivers FORD). There is no information if it was only a starting problem and if the problem is solved now.
BTW does somebody know if the GETRAG diffs are manufactured in Newton, NC or delivered from the German plant or whereelse in the world?
UTCCOP said:
.... I Also Noticed On The Window Sticker, The Sky Was Built In The USA But Had A Japanese Transmission. (Who Makes The 5 Speed Stick For The Sky?) If I'm As Pleased With The Sky As I Was With The Mx5 And Celica This Will Be One Happy Old Man.....
The 5 speed manual tranny is manufactured by the Japanese manufacturer AISIN (60,000 employees, 11 plant worldwide).
This tranny is in use in some other US cars since several years, see list
View attachment 2007_Aisin_AR5_MA5.pdf
There are no specific problems known with that tranny up to now.
UTCCOP said:
....I Just Happen To Remember I Owned A Chevy Custom Van In The 80's And Every Time I Lifted My Foot Off The Gas To Slow Down I Heard The Clunk From The Rear End. It Had A Sloppy Fit In The Grears In The Axle. I Was Told I'd Just Have To Live With It, That Was The Last US Made Car I Owned Until Now. I Hope I Didn't Make A Mistake.
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UTCCOP
I don't think you made a mistake, because the Sky is a really World Car:
- base disign from Vauxhall
- base engine from Opel (Ecotec)
- tranny from AISIN
- diff from GETRAG
- suspension from Bilstein
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Don't forget it's first year production, I'm convinced GM and his component partners will solve the starting problems in the next time. :thumbs: