Clutch replacement on a 1991 MR2 G Ltd

[sigma]

So my brother is looking to buy the above mentioned car. Took it for a drive yesterday and when I shifted while overtaking someone the clutch slipped something chronic. Its done 160,000 and has never had the clutch done so im guessing its nearly time.

My question is, how much work is it on these cars? Does the engine need to come out, and how much would you expect to pay for a garage to do it?

[FXGTV]

Flick Mr. Rev an email and he should be able to tell you how much you will have to pay for the parts...a garage should be able to do it in 6 hrs or less, so at 50-60 an hour you're looking at a pretty sizeable bill there mate. From memory it cost me 250 for labour when i got a new clutch kit put in my FX

[Lloyd]

6 hours! They are basically the same as any old FWD clutch to do. Should be done in about 4.

4 hours at $60+/hr for labour would be $270. Add on whatever parts come to ($200+ retail for SW20 through Toyota I think?), little bit for a flywheel machine etc. Should be done for $500 going at retail with full labour price at a rough guess.

[pureadrenalin]

Should be done in about 4.

You don't want to know how long mine took then. lol

Budget on more than four hours labour for someone to do this.
Engine dosen't have to come out, but you do need to support it somehow while the transmission is off, eg. hang it.

[tex]

Last time i priced it from toyota.... Although check with them, cos i got tucked for a $41 axle seal which was half that price a few weeks prior.....

Clutch kit. $130
Toyota standard service time for a clutch replacement is 4.4hours

Work it out on an average workshop rate. Expect a bill around $500-$600 on the cheaper side of things.

[big_boy]

if your in at the right time cookies in dunedin (toyota dealer) offen run $450-500 clutch done on any car i know your not in dunedin but you town might have the same thing ??

[Alex B]

Last i checked that cookies deal says excludes some imports. Although you could buy an sw20 nz new...and for that matter you could get an st205 nz new...

[sigma]

Thanks guys, I called Toyota here in CHCH and they said '$900-$1000'

If the engine doesn't have to come out im sure we can sort it ourselves. My mates got all the tools/stands/beer etc.

[Punter]

Would it not be just as fast if you did remove the engine? Easier too i'd imagine.

[big_boy]

i take it that they plan on spending some time on it did you ask how meny hours that was

[Akane]

cost me $300 to do from some dodgey Chinese mechanic.

Including taking flywheel out, which I took and machined it at my own cost.

And they bent my strut brace, after I told them "Don't use the struct brace to hang my engine"

Their reply was "What? you got a better idea as to what to hang it from?"

_b

[Lloyd]

Say yes, use something to support the engine from underneath. So much easier

[hsmidy]

i done one about 2 weeks back, its not that bad aye, but yeah if ya paying shop prices ive heard its around 900 all up its 200 bucks for a clutch kit from repco(trade price) and then if ya knwo what ya doing shouldnt take ya too long

[lucasthefallen]

........im sure you can get a genuine toyota clutch kit for $150 if you know the right people....








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[Mr Revhead]

now, are you SURE they know its a non turbo one?
turbo clutchs are a LOT more than non turbo.

[Dell'Orto]

Buy it from North Shore Toyota, they had an ad in the MTA magazine last month saying ALL MR2 clutches were $99+