Friday, June 3, 2011

How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?

I have a 98 toyota corolla and the clutch went out last week. I have had three mechanics tell me three very different estimates. What is a reasonable quote? I live in Oklahoma City by the way, if that matters...Thanks.How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?Joan



First look in the yellow pages in your phone book for a clutch shop.Like maybe you have a Clutch Pros's in your city.I own a clucht shop(Clutch Mart).ok give the shop a call and get a est.for the job.Then call the other clutch shops and get the cheapest est.

make sure they only use new parts,and they surface the flywheel when replacing the clutch.The clutch kit should have a presure plate,cluthc disc,and a release bearing.(this model doesn't have a pilot bearing).Ok now call back to the one you feel is the best one and ask them if they match prices.So if you get an est of $428.00 at one place and you get $349.00 at another ask them if they would match the other places est.Now check the warranty on the clutch job,I offer a life time warranty on mine,however they may not do that where you live.



So how do you know the clutch is going out ?

Is it hard into gear ?

does it grind into gear

does the clutch pedal go all the way to the floor and stay there

Because

Your car also has a hydrualic clutch master cylinder

and a clutch slave cylinder.If these go bad it can cause the car to be hard into gear or it will not go into gear.The cold weather can cause both of these to fail.If they are bad the cost to replace them is no where near the cost of a clutch job.The clutch master cylinder is about $125.00 parts and labor the clutch slave is under $100.00 parts and labor.



Ok does the clutch slip ??

You can have the clutch adjusted if there is no free travel in the clutch pedal.Most clutch shops will do the adjustment for FREE.Having no free travel will cause the clutch to slip.This model has this problem.The adjustment in the pedel if there is no free travel can make the clutch slip.Just a simple adjustment can fix the problem.

If you have anymore questions I would be happy to help you with them.You can email me at lplysocr@aol.com or just post another question.How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?$250 plus parts :)How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?to do a clutch its not cheap so my guess is a least 200 dollars for labor plus what ever the parts you needHow much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?bring it here to Missouri and ill have it done in around 3 hrs or so for $300 if it was a rear wheel drive it would be around $250 but front wheel is a b**** it sucks worse then a 4x4 so this is what your looking for 3hrs for $300 or so thats what i would charge anywayHow much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?At most it would probably be $500 @ $70 an hour. Maybe can talk to a buddy and give him $300 or so?? Also, it is called for about 5.3 hours labor. And the quoated part they stated was $66.00 just for the clutch disc. Will be more with other parts involved. Like pressure plate, and pilot bearing, anf throwout bearing. Just a ballpark figure though.How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?It shouldn't take more then three hours labor plus parts. Find out what they charge per hour, and what they are charging for parts. It's not that hard a job for a mechanic at a shop.How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?Call your local used car sales lots and ask them who they would recomend . They deal with repairs all the time and know whos honest and whos not. I had a clutch changed in my pick up for $400 and thought the price was good , I had to take it back a month later and the charged another $250 . They blamed it on defective parts . A month later I had to take it to a shop refered by a local car lot . They fixed it right for $500 ( 3 years ago ) The throw out arm and pivot ball were worn out . The first shop just changed the clutch set up , the second shop checked all the moving parts and found the real problem.



Long story short - the lowest price is not always the best deal. Ask people you know , get it in writing.How much should a mechanic charge to change my clutch?Price is really gonna very on what exactly you are being quoted on. hourly labor rates run $40-70 per hour. Parts are going to vary on what they quoted, A complete job including Clutch kit( pressure plate, throw out bearing, pilot bearing and clutch disk) as well as clutch slave and master. $300-$500 If you were quoted for clutch disk only less than $50-100 for the parts. So with that said probably anywhere from $300 to $1000
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