is 550$ to much to change a clutch?

[pilgrimage]

ok my clutch is gone and I am thinking about taking it to this place to have it changed and they want to charge 550$ for parts and labor I am kind of a noob so i was wondering if this is a fair price? or not any input would be greatly appreciated

[yudalicious]

not familiar w/ the shops around there but around Atlanta you can probably find a better deal. An OEM replacement clutch (Exedy) is not over $200 ($200 is REALLY pushing it, you can find OEM replacement online for like $110 last time I checked) and labor itself is usually under $300. Of course alot of shops won't do labor only they usually make their money off of parts mark up.

[Bryants95240sx]

I paid like 322 at my nissan dealership that includes clutch and labor.

[SilviaNinja240]

I would pay 5, maybe 550 tops (for aftermarket) 3ish to 400 for oem.

[TRUENOCOUPE]

not familiar w/ the shops around there but around Atlanta you can probably find a better deal. An OEM replacement clutch (Exedy) is not over $200 ($200 is REALLY pushing it, you can find OEM replacement online for like $110 last time I checked) and labor itself is usually under $300. Of course alot of shops won't do labor only they usually make their money off of parts mark up.

NOPE. Most shops make their money on labors. That is why shops are there.

Example as Dinan. To change clutch is 16 hours. $100 bucks an hour. Any person can get a BMW clutch done within half day.

[steve shadows]

i normally charge around 600-650 with tranny gear oil change, new pilot bushings, TO bearing, ACT clutch of your choice, + flywheel balancing and resurfacing as well as diff oil change... :ugh: once i get a lift and a dyno the price will drop but id say 500 or so it ok....

[Andrew Bohan]

i got my act installed for 600 even, including tob, resurface flywheel, and all the misc stuff

[yudalicious]

NOPE. Most shops make their money on labors. That is why shops are there.

Example as Dinan. To change clutch is 16 hours. $100 bucks an hour. Any person can get a BMW clutch done within half day.

Oh. I was not aware of that. I've always thought they made alot of it off mark up on parts. Anyway I think the whole thing (all hardware, flywheel resurfacing) shouldn't be more than $500.

[pilgrimage]

well this is for an oem not aftermarket

[Jeff240sx]

well this is for an oem not aftermarket

Resurface flywheel - $50 at a machine shop. Clutch/pressure plate/throwout bearing - $150 for oem. New slave - $13. Fluids for tranny/diff if they do that would be like $20. $240 in parts. $260 in labor is 4 hours at $60 an hour. I don't know, but it takes about 2 hours to swap if you know what you're doing. I wouldn't pay over $400 for it.
-Jeff

[JagdStealth]

75% of the cheaper shops in Los Angeles charge $175 + parts. Parts won't be more than $250. $400 would be the most I would pay for a stock clutch.

[BiluMaster K's]

HA- labor to change a AWD clutch is about 600 alone! Then you have parts.....

Be glad your not in that boat

[Natty]

Make sure you change your rear main seal while you're at it.

[DudeYourSoOOJDM]

We charge $170 for daikin/exedy clutch/disk/t/o bearing and $150 for labor.

[yudalicious]

Make sure you change your rear main seal while you're at it.
good idea, If I remeber correctly the thing itself costs like $20 around there.

[pilgrimage]

great thank you all for your input

[gfisch]

If you gonna pay that much, you might as well get an aftermarket one.
Cost me about that to get and ACT clutch and an install.