Is $750 a reasonable price for a cluch replacement?

[Stanley Rockefeller]

So i got my car back today form the shop. I had them replace the slave cyl. as I didn't wanna deal with installign it, bleeding it, then having to book the car in at a later date to do the clutch. I'd just rather get it all done at once and be done with it!

All I can say is WOW!

The clutch is soooooo smooth, and the pressure to use it is sooo much less now. No more popping out of gear, and no more issues getting it into first gear. The pedal also is in the correct position too. Price including a few other little things including resurfacing the flywheel all came to a total of 1g. Consideirng how much better the car shifts and drives, I really think it's money well spent!

At this point the only upgrade I'd consider is to do a short shiter swap on it, but I'll leave that for another time.

[kingston]

Yeah, if yer not gonna do your own, that's a hella good price!

[F34R]

thats for everything included

Not bad for everything, but I change my own.

[SimplyDope]

Can you PM me the mechanic you went to? What parts will he use? Looking at replacing my clutch and I was also thinking of doing the lightweight flywheel setup too.

Thanks man!

[SimplyDope]

Can you PM me the mechanic you went to? What parts will he use? Looking at replacing my clutch and I was also thinking of doing the lightweight flywheel setup too.

Thanks man!

[Stanley Rockefeller]

I bet it's the slave, $40 and an hour of your time will confirm. If it turns out to be fine, I always like to replace the slave on cars when the clutch is replaced anyway.

+1

Gonna order the parts now :)

thanks again everyone :D

[z31maniac]

I bet it's the slave, $40 and an hour of your time will confirm. If it turns out to be fine, I always like to replace the slave on cars when the clutch is replaced anyway.

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

i need to do my clutch also. i got quoted 450 with install and parts from someone my dads been going to for yours but i would have to tow my e30 and plus i have other expenses so im going to buy the clutch and just do the work myself and take a couple of hours to get my flywheel re-surfaced

[StereoInstaller1]

Bad clutch = slipping

Stiff Pedal /= bad clutch

Mechanic telling you a stiff pedal means a bad clutch tells me you need a different mechanic.

[2002maniac]

Sounds like the throwout bearing doesn't have enough travel. Could be a hydraulic issue.

[N2MYE30]

Thats what mine was out the door...3 years ago.

[Cabriolet]

The symptoms you described lead me to believe you have a master/slave cylinder issue.

had the same issue with my Eta, the salve died and it was making really hard to release the clutch.

[E-Thirty]

Definitely not a bad price.

[Stanley Rockefeller]

The symptoms you described lead me to believe you have a master/slave cylinder issue. Maybe they need to be bled? When the clutch went on my e30, it would slip and I couldnt accelerate too fast. Doing the clutch on an m20 e30 is a pain in the ass. It took me around 8 hours. $750 for parts and labor is a good deal.

This is the same thing that I was thinking too, but considering my mileage I was thinking it was just time to had the clutch done (honestly, I've had many vehicles, and never had to replace the clutches on any of them). I was thinking it may be an issue with the release bearing????

Seemed funny that I'd be replacing my clutch consideirng I'm not experiencing any slippage issues(but there is an un-evenness in the harder accelerations (the DS and the subframe bushings are still new)). I seem to recall the mechanic mentioning something along the lines of something being warped and that he may as well just replace the whole clutch assy. while he's in there.

I agree, given the clutch replacement writeups on the e30 (or any clutch job for that matter), I think this is something i may as well leave it up to someone else to do, and save my hard-earned $ for other jobs I can do on my own (tune-ups, valve adj's etc.)

[Need4Speed1299]

The symptoms you described lead me to believe you have a master/slave cylinder issue. Maybe they need to be bled? When the clutch went on my e30, it would slip and I couldnt accelerate too fast. Doing the clutch on an m20 e30 is a pain in the ass. It took me around 8 hours. $750 for parts and labor is a good deal.

As far as the flywheel goes, I think the "I" flywheel is great for daily driving. With a lightweight flywheel, your revs will drop VERY quickly and make the shift feel harder. So unless your tracking it, I recommend leaving your flywheel.