Clutch Me in the @ss..., I've been waiting for you to die! Options

[Milds3vn]

Got my car in mid January with 90k on the dash and the understanding that not to far ahead in her life she would need a clutch. Well now it's almost March and I've been making due with it and not experiencing to much slippage. Then I replaced my exhaust and have been tearing around this city with no reservations. So of course I am now noticing that at certain times when I step on the gas in say 3rd and on the highways the rpms dance higher but my car isn't pulling any harder. So I figure the cutch is slipping but it doesn't happen all the time and not necesarily when it's hot. Im looking into a higher performance clutch to replace the retarded one. My dad figured out how much a replacement would cost with labor and said it's about a 10 hour job. Since his mechanics are busy and work tractors and trailors he said a Toyota Shop would run us about $1000 with labor. Would anyone be able to tell me how much it cost them to replace their clutch. Also, does anyone recomend any certain clutchess for a higher performance application. I'm still looking at autocross and run my car hard on the streets so something street/strip im guessing. Much thanks men!

[96cel_John]

10 hour job?
$1000?

both seem high to me...

[1bwilson]

I would think a 4 hour job at most. Hell I had my 5 speed installed for less than that in labor.

-Bryan-

[1bwilson]

ACT is a very good clutch BTW.

-Bryan-

[Neipas09]

I got quoted 3-5hrs on my clutch being replaced and about $400-500 for labor alone. Kinda made me shiit in my pants when i heard this, but it's better than doin it myself and fukin up my transmission and spending a few grand on a new tranny.

[Guest_Matthew_*]

either ACT or Centerforce. they both are good. i have heard some bad things about ACT though. like it broke while some dude was racing. it just would hold anymore. like he was in neutral. this was on a celica with an intake and exhaust, that's it. it was a gt.
1000 bucks in way to much dude.

shop around. or go to a transmission specialist

[Neipas09]

You should deffinetly get a centerforce, i havn't heard anything bad about them, plus you can get their Dual Friction clutch that has a 90% increase over OEM, i think.

[hiflytsi]

I had mine replaced at 110k, and mine was at 750 at the toyota dealership. But it was just a basic switch.

[Guest_Matthew_*]

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Feb 27, 2003 - 9:39 PM)

You should deffinetly get a centerforce, i havn't heard anything bad about them, plus you can get their Dual Friction clutch that has a 90% increase over OEM, i think.

you are right and i agree.

[slowceli]

i paid $500 the first time i had my clutch replaced and i did the second one myself. trust me it is worth taking it in to have it done
$1000 is a rip off

[Neipas09]

I think if you do it yourself you gotta get a cherry-picker or something to hold your engine up so you can lift it and unhook the tranny so you can change it.

[3TST]

With your style of driving, Neipas09 is right, get the CentreForce Dual Friction clutch, it's definitely the way to go.
(HST, I got "lucky" on eBay and got a TRD HP clutch).
It cost me c$175 for the clutch and I got my local Toyota dealership to fit it which cost me c$400.

BTW: It's not an easy job to do on front wheel driive cars - infact it's a pain in the but. Definitely get a shop to do it.

[95STCelica]

I am still on the stock clutch and my car has 130,000 on the dash...still works great. Maybe i got a hybrid lol...an ACT accidentally found its way to the assembly line

[Neipas09]

Yea but i bet you didn't buy your car at 0 miles.
It was probly replaced back during a previous owner, and if you got it from a dealership they change shiit like that so people will buy the car.

[FallenHero]

1bwilson. Did you have a bad transmission replaced or an auto to 5-speed swap?

[1bwilson]

QUOTE (FallenHero @ Mar 2, 2003 - 9:49 PM)

1bwilson. Did you have a bad transmission replaced or an auto to 5-speed swap?

auto to 5 speed. The tranny started to shake so I went all out and had it swapped. It was prolly somptin cheap and easy but any excuse right?

-Bryan-

[FallenHero]

A shop did it? How much, and did you get all teh parts? I need info. If i did that, I might keep my car after all!

[Tony-94]

I know of several gen 6 owners from a UK celica site that have all had to change their clutches at around the 65-75 K miles mark. This must be the normal life for them, a bit short I reckon though I had to do mine at 67,000 cost me £230 (around $300) altogether, at a local reliable garage.
Toyota wanted about £500 ($700) ouch!

[TigerWoodsJr]

I put 140k on my stock clutch...it only slipped once in a while the last 5k...ho well...I put a Centerforce dual friction clutch in, I like it, it grabs great. I was like $400 to put it in...took them 8 hours...they did my friends Subie 2.5rs in 5...but I guess our cars kinda suck to put a clutch in.

[Neipas09]

QUOTE (TigerWoodsJr @ Mar 4, 2003 - 9:54 PM)

but I guess our cars kinda suck to put a clutch in.

That ain't no lie!
Everything is so scrunched together and is hella tiny to begin with.

[freestyler121]

you could do ti yourself for the amount of the clutch you just need an air rachet and ana ir compressor, its not that hard at all, save yourself over 800

[1bwilson]

QUOTE (FallenHero @ Mar 3, 2003 - 9:54 PM)

A shop did it? How much, and did you get all teh parts? I need info. If i did that, I might keep my car after all!

Yeah a shop around here did it it cost 500 in labor and them around 900+ for parts. He also saind for a motor swap it would be 1500 labor then parts with a week trun around. Took him 2 full days to do the tranny.

-Bryan-

[Neipas09]

Damn 1bwilson, sounds like that shop bent you over and gave it to you prison style.

[FallenHero]

LOL!!!


yea, that's far too much money fo me to even think about.

[1bwilson]

1400 said and done with an ACT clutch and TRD short shifter sounds pretty cheap to me. All I know is I would have paid 2x that with the results that I got from it.

-Bryan-

[Neipas09]

I don't know how good ACT is, but you can get a Centerforce Dual Friction clutch off Nopi.com for $350. I think i saw a TRD short shifter on ebay for like $150. And then i got quoted $400 for labor on installing a clutch on my car. So total that is $900 and then i could save money by installing the short shifter by installing it myself.

So $800-900 is right around what you should spend on parts and labor for a new clutch alone.

[FallenHero]

yes, good point it Isn't that much. Is it really that great? Man, i wish I had money. Eh, I have school instead.

[1bwilson]

QUOTE (FallenHero @ Mar 7, 2003 - 11:14 PM)

yes, good point it Isn't that much. Is it really that great? Man, i wish I had money. Eh, I have school instead.

100 times better than the auto. Picked up a full second in the 1/4 mile. I can cherp 3rd ne time I want (just to show off that is) in fact mycar seems to run so much happier now that it is a 5 speed. That and and a 5sfte automatic is just ghey .

-Bryan-

[Neipas09]

Automatic anything is ghey!

[1bwilson]

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Mar 8, 2003 - 12:38 AM)

Automatic anything is ghey!

Automatic door locks and windows are ghey?

Sorry I had to b4 someone else did.

-Bryan-

[boosted_K2]

i payed 500 bucks to get my tranny fully redone, new clutch, and drain and refill all the fluids... isnt warranties great

[Neipas09]

QUOTE (1bwilson @ Mar 8, 2003 - 1:26 AM)

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Mar 8, 2003 - 12:38 AM) Automatic anything is ghey! Automatic door locks and windows are ghey? Sorry I had to b4 someone else did. -Bryan-

Damn your quick thinkin bryan!

[OCU_Celi]

QUOTE (Neipas09 @ Feb 27, 2003 - 9:39 PM)

You should deffinetly get a centerforce, i havn't heard anything bad about them, plus you can get their Dual Friction clutch that has a 90% increase over OEM, i think.

YEAH, that's what I had put in back in November. Excellent clutch! And total for labor and clutch cam to about $700 and I'm pretty sure we got jacked a little on that. Shop around.

Nathan

[maikl]

i had the same proplem with you and i changed my clutch but it only took 3 hours work to do so... and let me give you an advise if you change your clutch change the whole set. i have an act six pad disc and i am very pleased

This post has been edited by maikl: Mar 9, 2003 - 10:17 AM