Bite The Clutch Bullet..........

Oh well, time to mortgage the house, it's nearly time for the clutch assembly change!!

Had a price, just got to do a bit of saving up first. It's starting to slip, good and proper, not all the time, but if I'm a bit heavy on the "go fast" pedal, it shows me it don't like it

But I shall be getting the lot done, DMF, clutch assembly, slave and master cylinders, so I can maybe get another 90 odd thousand miles from it before it goes again........................ :violent:

what was the quote

Hi Cremator, the quote was 350 for fitting, the parts quote was higher than I expected but he's happy for me to buy the parts as long as they're decent. His parts quote was 580 without the DMF

Have yu tried "mr clutch"? Meant to be reasonable prices....http://www.mrclutch.com/mobile

The Mad Hat Man said:

Have yu tried "mr clutch"? Meant to be reasonable prices....http://www.mrclutch.com/mobile

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They're cheap cos they leave half the bolts out!


DD

i bit the bullet couple of years ago cost me well over 1K to have it done
see attached invoice

Clutch approx £130
Slave...£80
Master...£100- £130
DMf £350ish
Wouldn't bother with the master as if it does go you can do it your self in less than 30 mins

my invoice reads the following

flywheel asst td4.............. £698.12
clutch slave cylinder assy.... £55.16
clutch kit td4.................... £158.38
clutch master cylinder assy td4....£120.20
Labour ....... £237.00
there were little odds and sods like oil and o rings on there too but this will give you a rough idea how much the above items will cost and labour involved

Skoda, your labour charge was quite reasonable too.

MJR, good advice about the master cylinder, definitely something I could do. And your prices are about right as well, I shall look online, buy the parts as I can afford them, then get them fitted. The missus keeps saying, "Why don't you do it yourself, you love fiddling with that car!" To which I replied, "Because, my dear,
1.) we have no garage, if it rains while I've got half the transmission spread over the drive alongside my tools, it's a mad dash.
2.) If I don't get it right, it'll be a strip down again...... no thanks!!
3.) If the car isn't right when it's done by the mechanic, his workshop is next to ours, I've got instant comeback!" But I don't think I've got much worry, he's decent, and he bought my 17 year old Rav4 from me for his missus, she's chuffed to bits with it..........which is nice

The Mad Hat Man said:

Have yu tried "mr clutch"? Meant to be reasonable prices....Mr Clutch

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MHM, there's one of them near me in Reading, but the guys stood outside puffing away looked no older than my son...... not saying this is necessarily a bad thing........ but it is !!

Go for LUK slave cylinder and I prefer Valeo clutches .....if you get them from eurocarparts and use the code clutch15 at the check out you will get 15% off

crockett007 said:

Hi Cremator, the quote was 350 for fitting, the parts quote was higher than I expected but he's happy for me to buy the parts as long as they're decent. His parts quote was 580 without the DMF

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not bad price

mjrimmer said:

Go for LUK slave cylinder and I prefer Valeo clutches .....if you get them from eurocarparts and use the code clutch15 at the check out you will get 15% off

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Hi MJR,

thanks for that, I was wondering which would be the better makes. I was looking at the complete LUK kit, with DMF as well. It seemed fairly reasonably priced. Also, is it definitely worthwhile changing the DMF, or is it a 'peace of mind' thing? I've only ever heard of clutch plates and covers needing to be changed, not the whole assembly.

if doing clutch do the dmf with out a doubt if u dont you will regret it

cremator said:

if doing clutch do the dmf with out a doubt if u dont you will regret it

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That was my train of thought too cremator, I've read a fair bit on these DMFs, and also on the solid flywheel replacement. I'm of the opinion that the DMF was fitted to mine for a reason, and will be replaced like for like.

Bit my clutch bullet today! Bloody thrust bearing exploded whole job £118. Joys of k series ownership took about six hours on axle stands at a leisurely pace

Diesel Do said:

Bit my clutch bullet today! Bloody thrust bearing exploded whole job £118. Joys of k series ownership took about six hours on axle stands at a leisurely pace

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pics, write up and how to!

might have to do mine one day and want to know how you managed it in 6 hrs on axle stands

Drinking tea too

Diesel Do said:

Drinking tea too

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do tell

Took this one!
Suspect various special tools meant I didn't struggle and made it a lot faster. Plus a helping hand from WLJayne to lift it back in
I just treated it like a front wheel drive car. Left the ird in place and pulled the box off the end! I was surprised how easy it was to be honest but don't forget I've done lancia delta integrale clutches before which are a bitch so I have had practice.