RT4WD - $1340 to replace the clutch?

sydsyd Band Wagon
in Engine & Drivetrain
So I just got my timing belt done and I was informed that soon I'm going to need a clutch. I knew that this might have been the case, but just the same I had been pampering it. So now...I'm making plans.

Local Honda dealer wants $1,340 dollars to replace it. That seems a little steep no? I don't have the time to do it myself. I'm going to shop around but how much SHOULD this cost? Anyone else been in a similar situation?

Comments

  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    LOL Whut? Shouldn't take a shop more than a couple of hours to change the clutch.
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    Whoa don't pay $1300!!!! Pay me to fly to your location and put it in for half that amount... you buy the parts and supply the tools. Take me a couple of hours if you got an impact and the right tools.
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    they dont call them stealerships for nothing. Depending on where your at you could get another wagon and possibly a steak dinner for that much!
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    f**k the dealer. they wanted $650 to change my tierods.. i bought them myself (all 4 for less then $120) and changed them in 45 minutes.

    find a local mechanic and dont pay more then $350.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    Where do you live? I had mine done last year for $400, parts and labor. I shopped a few estimates. Most were in the four to five hundred dollar range. Except one jag who wanted a thousand, and a dealer who wanted more than that. The parts were around a hundred.
  • sydsyd Band Wagon
    I'm in Seattle. I figured with all of the wagons still alive here, it would be cheaper. Boy was I wrong.
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    I live in Oak Harbor and I actually have two clutches- 88 and 89-91. They are both used but still have alot of life left. Plus I still have a brand new clutch release bearing new in the box forthe 2wd wagons.
  • progressprogress Wagonist
    DAMN!!! $1340? I paid about $400 parts and labour. Mind you I was without my car for a good several months or so. But still.... You could prolly just buy the wagons I'm seeing here on craigslist for that and keep yours as a parts car!

    I say hook up with whoever is offering to help you here and save your cash for when you really need it.
  • fettcolsfettcols Wagonist
    syd wrote:
    Local Honda dealer wants $1,340 dollars to replace it. That seems a little steep no? I don't have the time to do it myself.


    For that kind of money, I would make time. I bought one of those cheap ebay clutch packs and some honda oil for under $100. Made a weekend of it and also replaced the pedal set and cable too. Doing it yourself isn't that bad.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    fettcols wrote:
    Made a weekend of it and also replaced the pedal set and cable too.
    What's a pedal set? Do you mean the actual pedals themselves?
  • fettcolsfettcols Wagonist
    cogito wrote:
    fettcols wrote:
    Made a weekend of it and also replaced the pedal set and cable too.
    What's a pedal set? Do you mean the actual pedals themselves?


    Yeah, the bracket is known to crack.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    Does that bracket support the clutch, brake, or both? What happens when it cracks, your pedals start sticking or what?
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    http://www.clutchmasters.com/shop/?page ... oYear=1989

    $340 for the clutch. it should only be $150-$200 for install.
  • fettcolsfettcols Wagonist
    cogito wrote:
    Does that bracket support the clutch, brake, or both? What happens when it cracks, your pedals start sticking or what?


    The bracket holds all three pedals. Mine cracked and the pedal was canted to the left just a little and wouldn't fully disengage the clutch when the pedal was pressed. The previous owner kept driving it that way, it started wearing down the clutch set.

    I paid like $10 or $15 for a pedal set from a junk yard and put a new cable in when I changed the clutch. The pedals were a pain in the ass too, having to work all up under the dash and all.

    The cable was almost $30 so it came up to just under $150 for the whole job and weekend of my time.
  • White&NerdyWhite&Nerdy Senior Wagonist
    That's insane. We just got a $130 basic generic stock clutch for my gf's 88 CRX Si. As far as the drivetrain is concerned, I'd think it would be the same clutch as a RT4WD wagon, being the same engine and all.

    Installation, well, yeah, you have to drop the transmission out in order to do that. That's why the CRX has been in pieces in our garage the past few weeks. :lol: But I've only had a few days to devote significant chunks of time to working on it. Monday will be another one of those days.

    It is a time intensive process, especially if you don't know what you're doing (like me - I've never done a job this big before). But a shop should know what they're doing and have better equipment. NEVER go to a dealer for work on an older car, or any car out of warranty for that matter.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    White&Nerdy wrote:
    That's insane. We just got a $130 basic generic stock clutch for my gf's 88 CRX Si. As far as the drivetrain is concerned, I'd think it would be the same clutch as a RT4WD wagon, being the same engine and all.
    +1

    I was thinking it might include a new flywheel or something for that much jack.
  • fettcolsfettcols Wagonist
    I was watching TV this morning and saw an autozone commercial. There was a catchy phrase that would fit into this thread.

    Wrench up...


    There's so much more you could do with $1340... Hell even if you screwed it up badly you could pay somebody less than that to fix it.
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    You could get a swap with a great clutch for that much.
  • blaqmanblaqman Band Wagon
    skinny wrote:
    You could get a swap with a great clutch for that much.
    i was just thinking that lol...
  • lalunettelalunette familEE
    syd wrote:

    Local Honda dealer wants $1,340 dollars to replace it. That seems a little steep no?

    Wow, for that price I hope they throw in some ass lube and a pillow for you to sit on once they are done. :twisted:
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