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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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average cost of changing the clutch

hello,
its time for me to change my clutch.
and i am planning to change to exedy stage 1.
i asked this transmission shop near my house and
they estimated me $500 CAD.
he said about $400 CAD + some extra if they have to machine my flywheel.
is this normal??
how much does is usually cost??

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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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anyone??
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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$500 CAD doesnt sound unreasonable.

*shrug*
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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Dunno about you guys.

in NYC, it cost about 350 USD to change your clutch.

Get a new Flywheel with replaceable surface, New Pilot bearing, and Rear Tranny seal.

Tranny is coming down anyway, might as well, they shouldn't charge you any extra for them.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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last time i had it done it was 410 bucks.. from a very reliable atlanta shop.. mazcare..

they went above and beyond..


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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 02:50 AM
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Around 200€ is the average cost here for a clutch and flywheel swap.
What brings the cost up is the cost of the transmission fluids that you have to replace, the work per se takes less than 3hrs.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 06:25 AM
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do i need to buy pilot bearing seperately or does it come with the clutch kit?
i am thinking of getting
bhr clutch or exedy stage1 kit that bhr sells.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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what about labour???? hummm 337$ us for act stg 1 clutch and pressure plate and bearings+ 2 1/2 hours of labour at approx...68$/h at dealer

500% fair enough if you have a new pressure plate as well
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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i would go with thmotorsports for the act clutch kit... awesome price, in fact the best!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by dsire4u
do i need to buy pilot bearing seperately or does it come with the clutch kit?
i am thinking of getting
bhr clutch or exedy stage1 kit that bhr sells.

I dunno about BHR, but when I got my ACT, it came with the pilot and throwout bearing, Same thing for Exedy kit (cuz I took the ACT out)
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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I've seen prices from 400 to 800 bucks depending upon where you live and who you go to.
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