michaelg589

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So i just dropped my 2000 Trans Am off at a local garage yesterday to have a new SPEC clutch and flywheel installed, and to have one of my front signal light sockets replaced. The guy calls me today and tells me the estimate. about 740$ for everything! I was shocked. He is saying that its an 8 hour job and he charges 65$ an hour. Also he said that I should replace the slave cylinder, which I agreed on, and that was 170$. Is changing a clutch and flywheel really an 8 hour job?

Shamson5.7

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Took my guy 2 days. He didnt work on my car straight through though. New clutch/pressureplate/flywheel and mastercylinder/slave cost me 650 to install.

Slow00ls1T/a

was it a dealership or a reputable (sp) lsx shop bc that can change the rates alot and how many hours of work it is.

it took my brother 8 hours to do it at his dealership and this was his first time, we installed headers and y pipe in those 8 hours

michaelg589

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its not any kind of reputable lsx shop, its just a local garage. Pat's Auto repair. I already told him to do the work. It should be done either today or tomorrow morning he said. At least Ill have a good clutch for a long time now.

JimMueller

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The local sponsor charged me $85/hr and approximately 8 hrs labor to swap the master cylinder, slave, and clutch.

black01_WS6

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cost me about 300 for labor

NHRATA01

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There's a few LS1 shops in NJ. Usually charge about 350-400 for a clutch job on an Fbody.

Starz T/A 17

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It took my around 10 hrs but that was without a lift and many trips back and fourth to the parts store to get misc. stuff, so yeah its probally right around an 8 hr job

urbanhunter44

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I can do a clutch in my car on the lift in 3 hours tops if im going slow and bullshitting with people. Hell I can yank an auto in 40 minutes by myself, and put it back in 30 with some help.

LastHawk02

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yeah i got quoted about 225-300 sounds alil pricey to me

INMY01TA

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New slave is like $80 I believe.

fletchls1

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Upgraded slave is $17X.XX

INMY01TA

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Upgraded to what? Back in 02 I paid $85ish for a factory replacement from the dealer.

fletchls1

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I ordered my clutch from clutchexpress and they gave me the part # for the slave I should use...Took it to gm and they told me it was used in larger pick-up trucks..The bill i was handed was 170$$ some odd dollars for the part.

8a8mfh

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Damn, it took me about 14 hours to switch from an automatic to a manual trans.
The GM flywheel, pressure plate, disc, pilot bearing, slave assembly cost me $540.

endub6

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I was charged 230$ for clutch,flywheel, pp install. Just labor.

INMY01TA

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Hmm, I guess I'm wrong then. Maybe price has gone up tho as we did mine 3 or 4 years ago. BTW, I only paid $250 labor for Mcleod clutch+flywheel install. Thats including the master cylinder.

mrhzk35404

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Mine was free. I did it my self.

jwitt2

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+1

turn the wrench yourself if you have the time.

JDP

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740 seems high, they charged me at a trans shop 300 to change out a trans and do a clutch on a front wheel drive car.

how hard is it to change the cutch on these cars.

ive done my 86 mustang 2 times, my buddies mustang 2 times, and ive done a 95 stang once, and mustangs are easy to do, but how much harder is an f-body, because im not going to do it if its going to be a pain in the ***