| Author | Topic |
|---|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Fri, 01 November 2002 22:26
|
 |
Hey guys,
i just got a quote from a clutch place..
$450 fitted and installed sound right?
i asked them if that was heavy duty.. they said it would only be a few $$$ different.
it's for a AE82 Twin cam..
Anybody recomend any other places..?
is that how much they really cost?
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Fri, 01 November 2002 23:25
|
|
ok no replies?
im going to book it next week then.. 
st.marys it is
|
|
|
Location:
N.S.W
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 00:08
|
|
|
yeh $450 sounds about right for a mechanic to supply and fit. But if you did it yourself it would cost about $150
|
|
|
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 01:03
|
|
I'm paying $450 for a heavy-duty clutch for my Supra, but that's not fitted... so I reckon you're doing OK!
|
|
|
Banned member
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 03:11
|
|
yeah what norbie said
i paid 530 for my rpm centreforce brass button
|
|
|
Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
July 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 04:16
|
|
cost me $300 bucks last year to replace my clutch.... and the gearbox seals.... and the engine seals
all done at the local garage
o and dont rev ta22's past 8000rpm. itll save u alot of money 
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 05:39
|
|
My clutch is over 6 grand, so consider yourself lucky. And thats not fitted 
|
|
|
Banned member
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 08:31
|
|
|
oh and norbie if is from rpm it is only a heavy duty pressure plate the rest of the clutch is stock, do yourself (and the car, and of course your wallet) the favour and spend the extra few bucks for the quality
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 09:55
|
|
hehe alright i do i guess..
i called another guy.. who i trust todo work.. he said around $450+
my dad came after work.. told me that i should get my clutch fixed  told him i already looked for quotes and said there about $450-500.
no wether togo hd or standard..
How does a Hd feel?
I've been use to my clutch beeing really deep on the floor..
1st gear+lift foot off about 1/2cm is the meet point.. Yep no clutch at all 
i've felt clutches in Toyota Vans, those courier ones.. and a tarago feels pretty soft! wouldn't mind one.. but it just makes you feel lazy! it's light stepping on air.
What are the pro's and cons with the two kinds?
i think im going to be kind to the pedals and be soft on them from now 
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 10:11
|
|
|
I like to need to wear my steel cap boots and give my leg a workout to put the cluck pedal down.. that way you know when you are stepping on it.
|
|
|
Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 11:51
|
|
I bought me a Daikin Excedy clutch kit for $320 the other day...
Also, changing the clutch in a Corolla is a pain in the ass... I lined it up by sight with the hole in the middle of the flywheel and the centre of the hole in the block... No worries... Go to put it in and it doesn't go... Take it back out and line it up by sight again but this time in the middle of the gap in between the diaphragm in the pressure plate... Try again, it works... How gay is that!!! That means that a clutch aligning tool in a Corolla would postion the clutch plate wrong... Once gain, Gay!!!
Pete, what clutch do you have thats worth $6000??? Obviously a brass button heavy duty???
|
|
|
Location:
Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
Registered:
October 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sat, 02 November 2002 12:28
|
|
|
so, do you guys buy your clutches from a mechanic or a shop, or direct from Daikin (RPM)?
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 01:07
|
|
found my clutch the other day as I read the little "OS" sign on it when I was putting it on the 1UZ yesterday.
http://www.supra-shop.com/clutches.html
The OS Giken Twin disk clutch kit 87-92
also have the slave cylinder for the clutch inside the belhousing, which is supposedly another 800 or so.
Plus BS flywheel.
|
|
|
Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 02:13
|
|
|
That clutch looks awesome...
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 02:37
|
|
Youd fuggin want it to for 6k!!!!!!
Im sorry.. but 6k for a clutch... DREAMIN!
|
|
|
Location:
Yeppoon/Rockhampton
Registered:
September 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 03:09
|
|
|
i think it cost me $550 to get a clutch installed in my supra.
|
|
|
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 03:12
|
|
| celicamad85 wrote on Sat, 02 November 2002 18:31 |
oh and norbie if is from rpm it is only a heavy duty pressure plate the rest of the clutch is stock, do yourself (and the car, and of course your wallet) the favour and spend the extra few bucks for the quality
|
It's not an off-the-shelf clutch, I'm getting it custom made at a clutch shop. I've heard good things about these guys, so they should know their stuff.
|
|
|
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 04:01
|
|
| Rolla Boy wrote on Sun, 03 November 2002 13:13 |
That clutch looks awesome...
|
I'll try and get some pics of it on the 1UZ.
|
|
|
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 06:05
|
|
When swapping clutches, I use a tiny file and take the sharp corners off the hole in the center of the clutch plate, I find the gearbox slips in easier that way. When lining up the clutch plate, I just bolt it together lightly then line it up using my the edge of the pressure plate as a guide, the center is usually too hard to see. I just turn the flywheel around and make sure the edge of the clutch plate is in the center of the pressure plate. Of course this is on RWD cars, FWD suck!
Tim.
|
|
|
Banned by his request
Location:
moved to tamworth
Registered:
July 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 06:35
|
|
god mine was $700+{supplied not fitted as no one touches my shopping trolley} and this was trade at mates rates. as with most things you get what you pay for.
mick
|
|
|
Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
September 2002
|
 Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 06:42
|
|
|
I payed $530 for a custom brass button heavy duty clutch. It is for my CA18DET in my ETpulsar. That price was supply only.
|
|
|
Location:
North Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Sun, 03 November 2002 07:09
|
|
I paid $160 for mine, heavy duty, holds 300hp at the wheels nicely. Just fitted it myself. Was 1200lbs pressure plate.
Try western clutches at St Marys, they are a clutch specialist with pressure plate clamping effort tester etc. Very cheap to as you can see and they do clutches for 10 second cars right down to 36 wheel semi trailers.
But now i'm upgrading to the larger diameter flywheel from the twin cam 2.8l to take some more power and a heavy duty pressure plate.
|
|
|
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
|
|
Re: WTF! $450 for clutch??
|
Wed, 06 November 2002 01:28
|
|
thanks to all those that replied.
2nd attemp at the gearbox/clutch swap.
this time dad is helping so were guarenteed to get some work done
|
|
|
