Clutch! Again.

[smithyboy64]

Hey,all,anyone had their clutch,slave cylinder replaced recently?just having mine done and curious as to average charge by Tvr minded specialist,thank you all.

[esso]

Clutch is around £500,complete slave and seals around £300,add labour and VAT......don't think there will be a great deal of change from £1500?

[mbrown5]

Had mine done last year.
Clutch £425
Seal kit £27
Release bearing £19.50
Slave kit £179
Labour £225
Vat £175.10
Total £1050.60

[smithyboy64]

Hey,thanks for the fast reply,that bang on the button as to what my bill is going to be,once again,many thanks.

[smithyboy64]

That quite a difference,not so happy,now :-(

[esso]

[quote=mbrown5]Had mine done last year.
Clutch £425
Seal kit £27
Release bearing £19.50
Slave kit £179
Labour £225/
Vat £175.10
Total £1050.60[/quote

Did well with the labour on that!

[ukkid35]

mbrown5 said:

Had mine done last year.
Clutch £425
Seal kit £27
Release bearing £19.50
Slave kit £179
Labour £225
Vat £175.10
Total £1050.60

4hrs labour on a 4.5 sounds too good to be true. I imagine it's much easier to remove the gearbox on a SpeedSix, and slightly easier on a 4.2 because the exhaust manifolds are different.

But on a 4.5 removing the gearbox by levering the manifolds out of the way must put quite a strain on what we all know are fairly delicate and crack prone components.

[S6 Devil]

mbrown5 said:

Had mine done last year.
Clutch £425

Where did you get a clutch for £425?

[ukkid35]

S6 Devil said:

Where did you get a clutch for £425?

RG were doing clutches for £550 inc VAT last year, not any more though.

[mbrown5]

All work done and parts supplied by X Works Service. 5 hours labour at £45.

[esso]

A leading TVR specialist is currently advertising AP clutches at £840 incl VAT!

[S6 Devil]

esso said:

A leading TVR specialist is currently advertising AP clutches at £840 incl VAT!

I've seen that price but like £425 better

[Random24234]

I have a potentially stupid question, are there any tell tale signs for a clutch on its way out?

[Tarmacshredder]

Common signs of clutch trouble are slipping revs rise but speed doesn't at the same rate, clutch getting heavy in operation, difficulty in selecting gears particularly 1st and reverse, if one of the fingers has broken off initially the clutch pedal will feel at bit spongy and you might well hear the broken finger tinkling around inside the clutch.
When I was looking for my replacement clutch all the suppliers I spoke to were £800+ to supply a new one.

[Tarmacshredder]

Common signs of clutch trouble are slipping revs rise but speed doesn't at the same rate, clutch getting heavy in operation, difficulty in selecting gears particularly 1st and reverse, if one of the fingers has broken off initially the clutch pedal will feel at bit spongy and you might well hear the broken finger tinkling around inside the clutch.
When I was looking for my replacement clutch all the suppliers I spoke to were £800+ to supply a new one.

[Random24234]

Hrm, reverse gear can be a real pain, moving from first to reverse is generally the key even then its a pain, first itself is usually a bit stiff, but not exactly troublesome. The rev's thing, in 2nd the revs (although everything moves at a fair pace so its hard to tell) seems to move faster then the speedometer, i always assumed it was normal :P

I mainly ask as if my memory serves the clutch is probably nearing 5 years old, been wondering how long the clutch is supposed to last (lets assume very easy on the smoking starts). Is there any general benefit to catching these things early or should i wait until its undeniably dead and then nurse it to the nearest specialist/garage?

[Tarmacshredder]

As a rule selecting 1st or 1st then 2nd before selecting reverse will help align the gears as reverse has no synchromesh so a good practice to get into.
Normally the clutch will first show signs of slipping in 4th or 5th at peak torque, once the clutch has started to slip it is good practice to get it changed as otherwise you risk damaging the flywheel with excess heat and hot spotting.

[cerdad]

I had a new clutch in 2008,20000 miles and its almost worn out , i do have the car in bits so it was easy to examine.

[smithyboy64]

So,looks as if 1000 to 1500,is about the norm,when mine went,could not get into any gear,checked the reservoir,nearly empty,what was left was pitch black,master cylinder,ok, slave gone and two fingers broken on clutch,should have her back next week,hopefully,cheers all.