Possible blown clutch. Please help

[adonis]

I had a new clutch put in today. About 6 hours later, when I was accelerating (not dumping the clutch or anything stupid) under normal conditions...I just felt the clutch completely go at around 5000 rpms.

I coasted into a gas station and I put it into gear (reverse wont work either) and the car just makes this grinding noise like the clutch has not engaged and it just doesn't go anywhere. There was some fluid underneath, not sure what it was.

Throughout the day, on small dips or whatnot, I would hear something kinda like something underneath the car was hitting the road. This was a brand new clutch and not even 6 hours old. I baby the car and have never dumped the clutch or whatnot, it's not used for racing.

Any ideas what the problem could be? Is this something I could hold the mechanic liable for? I'll be bringing it back to him on Monday, but I really would love to know what's going on.

Is it possible the clutch just completely broke? Could the mechanic have made a mistake that could have caused this? Is it possible that the transmission "dropped" or whatever?

 

[ArticNemesis]

You would be able to see if the trans. dropped.. If you saw fluid, and just had tranny work done, it's more than likely transmission fluid. Gear oil has a very distinct smell, you should be able to tell if it is. Possibly didn't tighten the drain bolt, or maybe it's leaking from an incorrectly installed cv-joint / axle assembly.. You have to get under there and give some more info so we can help you out.. (Where's the fluid coming from, are there any noticeable openings between the engine / tranny.)

 

[Defiant]

Or, the old slave cylinder didn't like the new clutch. Any time a car drops fluid, you must determine which fluid it was.