I brought my Miata to Meineke Hudson to have the catalytic converter replaced. The car had been rattling at a specific engine speed and it seemed centered on the cat. I figured it had reached the end and the innards were breaking apart. Meineke Hudson, put the car on the lift and found that there was a broken exhaust hanger causing the noise, that the converter was OK. \r
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They said he'd have to cut it off with torch to remove it, but the clamp was so close to the aluminum clutch housing he was afraid the heat might warp it. The Meineke Hudson auto repair shop advised waiting until I replace the clutch to have it replaced. I told him I just had the clutch replaced a few months ago. He noted that the clutch was engaging far to quickly and suspected either the clutch had not actually been replaced or the master or slave cylinder was bad. I told him I replaced the slave cylinder a year or so ago and maybe I hadn't bled it properly. Hudson Meineke said he could bench bleed the slave cylinder for me in about an hour. They came back to tell me he found the clutch lines had no air in them and had been bled properly. Since he hadn't ""fixed"" it, he said he wouldn't charge me for the time he spent. \r
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This auto repair shop had spent a total of about 90 minutes working on the car. He charged me just over $50. Most places I've had experience with would have charged me at least twice that just for the labor involved. Put me down as another satisfied customer who will not hesitate to recommend this auto repair shop.
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