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by **solitaire** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:47 pm

Can anyone recomend a good trustworthy mechanic who isnt too pricey but will do an honest job? Toyota want $400 labour to replace the clutch on the levin... which is a bit steep for me...

by **Silent Knight** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:18 pm

DIY

Give Ray @ Sonic Automotive in Manukau a call.
He's done some work for me and has been rather well priced.

by **solitaire** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:20 pm

Silent Knight wrote:DIY

Give Ray @ Sonic Automotive in Manukau a call.
He's done some work for me and has been rather well priced.

Id love to DIY but i dont know what im doing :cry:

At the moment i feel rather accomplished if i manage to change the oil and do the brake pads in the same day :lol:

Thanks for the tip :wink:

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:13 pm

as a matter of interest.. whats their hourly rate?

by **solitaire** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:56 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:as a matter of interest.. whats their hourly rate?

about $70 i think mate... but ill enquire next time and find out for sure and let you know... :wink:

by **Silent Knight** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:21 pm

I think Ray charges around $40/hour from memory.

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:35 pm

clutch change in a levin is less than 3 hours.
however sh1t does happen... but i think $400 is a little much....

by **Boosted_162** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:56 pm

Well if you wanna give it a go yourself, i wouldnt mind helping...

Not the complete master, but i managed to put my new clutch in my GT4, and it works! :lol:

by **Ae92typeX** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:04 am

Mr Revhead wrote:clutch change in a levin is less than 3 hours.
however sh1t does happen... but i think $400 is a little much....

Must be Auckland prices...I was quoted more than that labour from NS toyota several years back on my ole ae92...went elsewhere and have done my own since.

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:00 am

$130 an hour?
bugger living in auckland

by **solitaire** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:52 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:$130 an hour?
bugger living in auckland

Any chance you could ask the boys down there how long they think it would take Rev?

Ps. If im getting the clutch done is there anything else worth doing?cv's, flywheel etc...

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:20 pm

see here......

Mr Revhead wrote:clutch change in a levin is less than 3 hours.
however sh1t does happen... but i think $400 is a little much....

axle seals maybe.

by **Ae92typeX** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:34 pm

I'd expect a flywheel to get machined if paying someone, however, I know some places will just give it a bit of a scrub with sandpaper if it isnt too bad.

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:36 pm

flywheel skim is a requirement for TNZ warranty

lets pit another way, full retail on the complete job i would expect to be under $600.
that incudes a $280 clutch kit

by **rollaholic** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:20 pm

i cant think of the last time i was under an AE92, i know the 101s are a bit of a pain with the engine mounts n stuff. rev reckons three hours which seems a little low to me, im assuming its easier in the 92s than the 101s?

we charge about $50/hour i think solitaire, in grey lynn

maidstone motors, 378 4890 if you want to chat to my boss, dave.

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:36 pm

to a good mechanic, whos done many corollas (our w/shops full of them) its less than 3 hours. with a hoist etc that rear mount isnt an issue.

ae8#-1## corollas are pretty basic to work on!

having said that, a lot of shops will quote 4 hours to cover the aforementioned "shit happens"

by **rollaholic** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:45 pm

aye thats the downside to working on whatever comes in the door, ya dont get super good at any particular vehicle.

by **solitaire** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:41 am

Mr Revhead wrote:see here......

Mr Revhead wrote:clutch change in a levin is less than 3 hours.
however sh1t does happen... but i think $400 is a little much....

axle seals maybe.

Yeah youd already answered that one :lol:

Thanks for all the replies guys... maybe ill just ask TNZ how much to do it outright....

Any point in getting a lighter flywheel while im there do you think?

by **Ae92typeX** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:16 pm

For normal road use I would keep the standard flywheel imo

by **solitaire** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:27 pm

Cool, its just my daily drive, want the most out of it i can get without compromising the reliability, so ill leave it be...

Im sure at some stage ill go mod crazy on it... but at the mo i just want it reliable

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