Macbook Touchpad clicking not working

My macbook has ran out of warranty and of course it messes up. The touchpad doesn't click down anymore and this is the 2nd times its happened. The first time I took it to macauthority and they charged me 90$ to fix it, and now this is the second time its happened within 3 months of getting it fixed. I'm very annoyed because there has been numerous things wrong with my computer. Will apple repair free without warranty, or will I end up getting charged like crazy since its out of warranty and its the second time its happened. I would rather not drive 3 hours to an apple store to ask them what the deal with and tell them how annoyed I am.

Repairs done by an Apple authorized service provider come with a 90 day warranty. Contact the people that did your repair, or if you can't get to them contact Apple using www.apple.com/support/contact if you are in a country that supports it or call the appropriate phone number on this page. Alternatively carry the MacBook in to an Apple retail store. The new repair should be covered by the warranty of the old repair.
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