How much does it cost to replace a clutch?

**booost** · 07-24-2009 05:40 PM

So it seems as though my clutch is on the way out. I don't have the time to try and do it myself and I'm certainly lacking a good amount of the required tools. I figure buying the kit online will save me some cash if I take it to a shop to install.

Would a Sachs kit from ebay work?

If so what else would I need to provide, and how much do shops generally run to do such a job? I'm in southwest CT so if any locals have any recomendations, I'd appreciate it.

**joeporto** · 07-24-2009 06:24 PM

bought the clutch and payed 400$ for instalation.
other then that fly wheel needed to be turned that was 40$.
i live south montreal so i cant realy help you with finding a good local shop.

**duzeco** · 07-24-2009 10:50 PM

I'm not sure if that clutch will work or not, but that seems like a pretty good price. I got quotes to install a clutch and they were all around $400 as well. But all of the shops wouldn't guarantee their work or the clutch if I didn't buy it from them... I ended up at the dealership and literally just bent over. Cost? 2G's

I don't know what I was thinking

**onemoremile** · 07-24-2009 11:15 PM

I bought a SouthBend 5 years ago and had the dealership install it, an electric fan kit, and timing belt for 550 labor.

**Mister2** · 07-24-2009 11:41 PM

in all for my clutch, new dual mass flywheel and labor I paid about $1,400 for mine. I could of made it less by ordering my own clutch but I needed the car back ASAP and didnt have time to wait on one to come in.

**mike-2ptzero** · 07-25-2009 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by booost

So it seems as though my clutch is on the way out. I don't have the time to try and do it myself and I'm certainly lacking a good amount of the required tools. I figure buying the kit online will save me some cash if I take it to a shop to install.

Would a Sachs kit from ebay work?

If so what else would I need to provide, and how much do shops generally run to do such a job? I'm in southwest CT so if any locals have any recomendations, I'd appreciate it.

Call up Jake at Dowerks since he is in RI. The sachs clutch is pretty much just a stock clutch. You will also need to get your flywheel resurfaced or replaced because you dont want to throw a new clutch on a old flywheel.

Originally Posted by duzeco

I'm not sure if that clutch will work or not, but that seems like a pretty good price. I got quotes to install a clutch and they were all around $400 as well. But all of the shops wouldn't guarantee their work or the clutch if I didn't buy it from them... I ended up at the dealership and literally just bent over. Cost? 2G's

I don't know what I was thinking

That sucks, I could have helped you do the install for about the same as the shops that would not do it for you.