Should I replace the clutch?
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Should I replace the clutch?
Ok guys heres the dilemma. Whithin the last month I have had to add brake fluid 2 or 3 times, and I've noticed there is fluid leaking around where the 5 speed shifter meets the trans, There is a circle piece there at the housing and it is wet with fluid.
And sometimes when shifting the truck jerks some, like Im dropping the clutch but Im not.
And this morning my clutch was letting out CLOSE to the floorboard, I thought it was low on fluid, so I checked and it wasnt..I had a mechanic friend say it was the SLAVE CYL, so shouldnt I just replace the clutch, slave, throwout bearing and everything?
oh i have 95,555 miles on the orig clutch.
And sometimes when shifting the truck jerks some, like Im dropping the clutch but Im not.
And this morning my clutch was letting out CLOSE to the floorboard, I thought it was low on fluid, so I checked and it wasnt..I had a mechanic friend say it was the SLAVE CYL, so shouldnt I just replace the clutch, slave, throwout bearing and everything?
oh i have 95,555 miles on the orig clutch.
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On the phone he said it was $385 including clutch and labor WITHOUT the slave cyl and resurfacing the flywheel...Then after I dropped the truck off and call later to see the final price, he said it was going to be more and by the time i asked him not to do it for the $618 he said, he already had the transmission out...So then I just talked him down to $550, which is what another shop quoted me total..
So im gonna make sure I get my OLD clutch back just to make sure he dont stiff me.
So im gonna make sure I get my OLD clutch back just to make sure he dont stiff me.
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550 is a pretty good price out the door, while in the Army I had the dealer do mine (was on leave, had to get it done ASAP) and paid near 1k for it. Slave went out, replaced everything.
No way I'd put a clutch with near 100k back in, not worth the effort to tear it all apart who knows when, especially if paying labor.
No way I'd put a clutch with near 100k back in, not worth the effort to tear it all apart who knows when, especially if paying labor.
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No, unless you were DIYing it. Why would you pay a few hundred in labor and put an old clutch back in? It may look good but if your pressure plate goes there goes another few hundred in labor.....all this is paying someone labor of course, if you DIY that's a simple matter of time, not money.
I doubt anyone is going to do an internal slave for 100 bucks, all the cost in a clutch job is taking the trans apart, not so much the parts.....what you did was smart preventative maintenance. I did reuse a clutch once when my wife wrecked her 01 and the 04 needed a new one, but the wrecked clutch had 20k on it.
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You did the right thing by replacing the clutch when the slave went out. No matter what anyone tells you they are wrong. For a few hunderd more bucks you have a brand new slave and clutch. You are good to go for a along time.
As far as the price goes you got a smokin deal. I paid $880 for mine with clutch with a 36/3yr warranty.
As far as the price goes you got a smokin deal. I paid $880 for mine with clutch with a 36/3yr warranty.
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