Wednesday, November 24, 2010

How much for a clutch kit to be installed?

I have a 1998 Chevy S-10 4cyl 2.2L and in NC about how much would it be to get a new clutch kit installed on my truck? I just want OEM parts nothing fancy. Estimate should include parts and labor. Thanks!How much for a clutch kit to be installed?i work at a small shop and our labor charge is $55/hour. labor would be around $550-600.00. (s-10's suck to work on. no clearance) parts would be $250-300.00 for clutch, pressure plate, and throwout bearing. that would be for parts from the local parts store. OEM parts from the dealer would be more. that's approx. $800-900.00 if nothing else is found. you might find a small local shop of a tranny shop in your area that is cheaper. many places mark up labor when giving an estimate expecting there will be a problem. we don't. if we find something we would call you and let you come in and look at what we found. no surprises here!. find a good local mechanic by asking your friends and family. then keep him. someone that knows your vehicle history is much better than a stranger. good luck.How much for a clutch kit to be installed?best way would be to call local repair shops and window shop.they will give you an estimate and you can get an accurate price range from that.thats what i do.How much for a clutch kit to be installed?My husband does alot of mech work he says it will probably be between $400 and $500. He says the clutch kit itself is only about $150 the rest will be labor.How much for a clutch kit to be installed?The labor times vary slightly, but you are looking at 9.8 hours and up in labor time... I don't know what the labor rates are around you, so you will have to figure that part yourself. That is book time, most shops will stick to that, or very close. I am sure you could find some type of shop that will be much cheaper and not as good of course.



As for the parts, the prices range of course, depending on the actual parts... but a Luk kit is over 350.00 dollars list price. I don't know what the OE part on this is, or the cost. Then you have the fluid, possibly flywheel, or resurface, etc. Without knowing exactly what you need, it's hard to give an estimate. I'd say you are looking at around 1200 dollars, give or take.



You should really call around you area, find out how much for the inspection and an idea of what it might cost. No one can tell you for sure without seeing the vehicle though, that pretty much requires a tear-down, which is a good portion of the labor to do the whole job.

So the best you can really do, is call around and find a shop that will give you a rough estimate of the costs, but tell you they need to see it before they can give you an exact estimate. Then they can tell you the tear-down/inspection fees, and the price range of the total job, depending on what is found.