New clutch/flywheel @2700?!
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Need a sanity check here...my '03 Targa with 30k miles is at the dealer who tells me, for a mere $2700, they can replace my clutch and flywheel. No argument that it needs to be replaced, but is this a reasonable cost?
Thanks, in advance.
-- M
Need a sanity check here...my '03 Targa with 30k miles is at the dealer who tells me, for a mere $2700, they can replace my clutch and flywheel. No argument that it needs to be replaced, but is this a reasonable cost?
Thanks, in advance.
-- M
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Clutch and flywheel both? If that is the case then for $2700 you are getting it at a steal if in fact that is a dealer. I just had mine done at our local indy since the dealer wanted 2K for the clutch alone! I think my total bill was $2400. The damn flywheel is almost 1K in parts costs to begin with. Let's just say I wasn't to happy when I was in for ONLY a clutch and then got the call that I needed the flywheel as well. Needless to say I went down to take a look and it was fried. So my question to you is how do they know your flywheel is shot as well without even taking it apart???
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I had to have the clutch replaced on my 02 C4S at 30K. My bill was 2 grand. The dealer did say that I was lucky the flywheel didn't have to be replaced because it would have been alot more money.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
So my question to you is how do they know your flywheel is shot as well without even taking it apart???
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I paid my indy $600 for my RMS seal he put in a new clutch and LW flywheel at the same time. I paid him $400 for a LW flywheel he had new sitting in his show room. It was ordered for another client that backed out. I called Sunsetand got the RMS parts and clutch kit another $380 or so. $1400 for RMS replacement, New Clutch and New LW Flywheel. No problems what so ever they know their stuff.
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Unbelievable......for all we know, you could just have air in your line that needs bleeding. Could also be something as simple as you clutch slave going out. They are going to need to be a bit more specific with their diagnosis to you! And if they say your flywheel is in fact gone I would ask to see it when it is removed (but it's not like they couldn't just show you one from another job). It is a pricey part so just be sure. Also, you will want to make sure they replace the RMS with the newest seal while they are in there as well as new bolts, etc.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Clutch and flywheel both? If that is the case then for $2700 you are getting it at a steal if in fact that is a dealer. I just had mine done at our local indy since the dealer wanted 2K for the clutch alone! I think my total bill was $2400. The damn flywheel is almost 1K in parts costs to begin with. Let's just say I wasn't to happy when I was in for ONLY a clutch and then got the call that I needed the flywheel as well. Needless to say I went down to take a look and it was fried. So my question to you is how do they know your flywheel is shot as well without even taking it apart???
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700? Where? The clutch kit alone is roughly $400. So you got it installed for $300 (2 hours labor)???
Book time on the clutch is something in the 8-10 hour range. And yes I realize that it "can" be done quicker than that but you pay book time not actual time.
As for the flywheel, it just depends on how you drive the car. But I do agree that it sounds suspect at 30K. My wife and I track the crap out of our car and we just replaced the clutch (and flywheel) for the first time and we are at 55K.
Book time on the clutch is something in the 8-10 hour range. And yes I realize that it "can" be done quicker than that but you pay book time not actual time.
As for the flywheel, it just depends on how you drive the car. But I do agree that it sounds suspect at 30K. My wife and I track the crap out of our car and we just replaced the clutch (and flywheel) for the first time and we are at 55K.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
But I do agree that it sounds suspect at 30K. My wife and I track the crap out of our car and we just replaced the clutch (and flywheel) for the first time and we are at 55K.
If somebody drives all day every day back and forth to work in stop and go traffic, that clutch is gonna go sooner than you can imagine, even if one does drive gingerly.
As for somebody who shifts into and out of first once, and then spends the rest of time shifting in just the higher gears on fast country roads for some serious fun, the clutch isn't going to suffer as much.
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Originally Posted by SANDOVAL
I paid my indy $600 for my RMS seal he put in a new clutch and LW flywheel at the same time. I paid him $400 for a LW flywheel he had new sitting in his show room. It was ordered for another client that backed out. I called Sunsetand got the RMS parts and clutch kit another $380 or so. $1400 for RMS replacement, New Clutch and New LW Flywheel. No problems what so ever they know their stuff.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Good point Edward......clutch I can understand, but the flywheel as well? That would have to be some serious driving.
BTW, when you get to NC, you MUST drive the Blue Ridge Parkway in Spring. It is NOT to be missed.